e.m. montanus - two pictures

[Mateusz Hajdas]

This girl is growing like crazy, she already doubled since I got her in September, both in lenght and weight.
Her colors hasn't change to much though... which is great in my opinion

 

[OneFootedAce]

Awesome!!

 

[robin]

AWESOME! what is her size and weight? i love her pastel colors!

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

More amazing geckos, Mat! Very Nice!

 

[JaZ]

Looks like a happy girl.

 

[Mateusz Hajdas]

thank you! I don't know her exact lenght but I guess she is arround 17-18cm or so. Her weight is 36g.

 

[MXWreptile]

Awesome! I like the montanus very much.


Max

 

[Mateusz Hajdas]

Thanks you! I wish I have a male for her... I don't find one she will go either with Radar or Afghanicus.

 

[MXWreptile]

I don't have a male, too. They seem to be pretty rare. Maybe I cross mine with my "special" subspecies male. The offspring would be worlds first...



Max

 

[robin]

Thanks you! I wish I have a male for her... I don't find one she will go either with Radar or Afghanicus.

RADAR!

 

[MXWreptile]

It's better to keep them pure, but what should we do without a male...


Max

 

[robin]

from the info i have read montanus tend to be quite a bit larger than E.m.macularius and E.m fasciolatus and definitely much larger than afghanicus.

 

[MXWreptile]

They seem to be the same size as E. m. macularius. They are just a little bit "chunkyer".


Max

 

[robin]

I don't have a male, too. They seem to be pretty rare. Maybe I cross mine with my "special" subspecies male. The offspring would be worlds first...



Max

i like the pure ones too and it is important to keep them pure but also they are good to outcross existing lines to make them stronger. another point is that until more research is done all the species and subspecies out there may not be what they are claimed to be or sold as. unfortunately DNA from wild caught groups were never taken. the last major research on the Eublepharis species and sub species was done in the late 70's. some species and subspecies geographical range overlap. all we have to go on is drawings a few photos and scare counts, ventral scale counts and a few other characteristics. many of the montanus, fasciolatus and macularius seen out in captivity look exactly alike and have no distinguishable differences.
i am all about keeping the animals pure but i want to know the pure animals that i am trying to preserve are what they are supposed to be. in the meantime we can try our best i guess but these wild caught animals at this point are excellent animals to use to outcross.

 

[MiamiLeos]

+1 for RADAR! she is a GORGEOUS girl btw!

 

[paulnj]

Nice pastel looking montanus. My european montanus has no yellow at all.

 

[robin]

paul, any dark markings? or pure white and lavender?

 

[cj.thomas21]

Got to get me some.

 

[paulnj]

White and lav robin, but it had a very faint yellowing before breeding..... very faint! coloring similiar to a fasc, but way different body structure such as mateusz's montanus shows.

 

[eric]

Awesome Mateusz!