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Å¡irokorepi danji macaklin (Phelsuma laticauda / Gold Dust Day Gecko / Goldstaub-Taggecko)
Zoološki vrt Grada Zagreba, Hrvatska / Zagreb ZOO, Croatia
A gold dust day gecko looks bejeweled as it laps nectar from a red ginger bract. This gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) is a diurnal species that feeds on insects and other invertebrates, and obviously enjoys nectar. Like other geckos, they lack eyelids and use their tongue to clean the transparent plate covering their eyes.
A dazzling gold dust day gecko explores red ginger bracts. This gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) is a diurnal species that feeds on insects and other invertebrates, and also enjoys pollen and nectar. Both the gecko and the ginger are introduced, naturalized species in Hawaii.
Did you know a gecko can stick to nearly any surface? But they don't stick to Teflon.
A gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) seen on a leaf on the Big Island, Hawaii. Originally found on the island of Madagascar, it was introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
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This is from one of my early morning shoots, before, I ran out of steam.
Camera Settings: f/6.3 1/250 - 428mm - ISO 320
Shot from a Hawaii vacation several years ago. Was supposed to go to Arizona middle of April, but, had to cancel. Jan & our daughter were supposed to go to Hawaii's Big Island in mid May. They still are holding out hoping it will happen. Mostly Tracy. Jan, knows that the trip will not happen till much later, but, Tracy being younger is still optimistic....
Jan, is getting around surprisingly good after having a total hip replacement last November. Just a small limp and that is almost gone. I am pretty proud of her and how well she has done since the surgery. So, her not being able to take this vacation is kind of a bummer. She was house bound for 3 months after the surgery and now she is pretty much again. Can we say "Cabin Fever"!
Camera Settings: f/14 - 1/320 - 280mm - ISO 320
A Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda), seen in the beautiful and lush Hawai‘i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden on Onomea Bay north of Hilo on the big island of Hawai’i.
Type L to enlarge.
Gold Dust Day Gecko, Maui, Hawaii
This guy was hanging out on the door to our AirBNB in Maui one evening. They are invasive but pretty cool looking.
I am counting down the days to another trip to the Big Island. Going to Kona for 11 days. So, will probably be posting some more shots of these little geckos.
They are a lot of fun to photograph and I keep trying to figure out new ways of portraying them. Found this one sunning itself on the beautiful Bromeliad.
Photographed in Kona, Hawaii where it was accidentally introduced from he pet trade. It is now wide spread in the islands
Dieser kleine Gecko ist zu sehen in der Wilhelma in Stuttgart. Normalerweise lebt er in Madagaskar.
November 2019
Gold-dust day geckos are charismatic little lizards that were introduced on to Oahu and have since become rather beloved (albeit nonnative) island inhabitants. They do seem to exhibit some degree of curiosity about people observing them.
Phelsuma laticauda laticauda (Gold Dust Day Gecko)
Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii
I first spotted this colorful gecko while lounging poolside in Kauai. As I was laying down I saw it dart around underneath the deck above the planter that was behind me. The next day I decided to bring my camera to the pool in case it made another appearance. Not only did I see it again, but there were two. One was considerably larger (about 6 inches long; the smaller one was thinner and about 1-2 inches shorter). I'm not sure if one was a male and the other was a female, or if the smaller one was younger. Based on their behavior I'm guessing that it was a male and female specimen (the bigger one seemed to be chasing around and trying to attract the attention of the smaller one). After researching the identity of this lizard I learned that it was originally from Madagascar, the Comoros Islands, and the Farquhar atoll in Seychelles. According to geckoweb.org it had been introduced to the Hawaiian islands in 1974 when a student released eight specimens on the University of Hawaii campus. Gold Dust Day Geckos feed on small insects, nectar, pollen, sweet sap, and juices from over-ripe fruit.
Perhaps the hardest damn animal ive ever tried to shoot. They dip the moment you come close. I really want to get more of these because they are stunning little creatures, but also cunning, timid and infuriating. #madagascargolddustdaygecko #golddustdaygecko #madagascargecko #gecko #insitu #phelsuma #HELLsuma #phelsumalaticauda #hawaii #bigisland #herpinghawaii #bigislandherps
"Stubby" is a diurnal Gold Dust Gecko. These geckos are a common, but non-native species on the island of Hawaii.
I grew up on Oahu and caught a lot of non-native Green Anoles (Anolis carolinensis) as a kid - a major reason I love herps and nature in general. *Maybe* saw one Madagascar Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) on the Big Island in the early 90s, but that was it. Now, they're everywhere.
Startlingly beautiful, but it's amazing how quickly they've spread. (I should note that Hawaii has no native terrestrial reptiles, so every lizard you see is there because it came with humans.)
Female. THe bulge spreading from the ear to the joint of the front leg is a calcium sac, essential for storing calcium for egg laying, and is one of the ways an adult specimen can be sexed.