Tuvalu 1986 Full Lizards

These are for HalfLizard. Scott 384-7, SG 402-5

Thanks for thinking of me. My first thought is to look for some of these charming creatures in my yard but Minnesota is just too cold in the winter for them to survive.
Thanks again.
Lizardly,
halflizard

A toad in your pocket would much rather be somewhere else.

Mourning Gecko? that's an interesting name.

I remember the Tuvaluan tamaliki (children) trying to catch the little critters by the tail as they scampered about the house. When caught by the tail, it comes off and the lizard escapes to safety.The tail grows back, and it is always a different colour than the original lizard!

Before it grows back, I guess it can be called a half-lizard.

Rod, from Wikipedia:

The Mourning Gecko or Common Smooth-Scaled Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris is a species of gecko. This small (10.5 cm total length), nocturnal gecko feeds on small insects and flower nectar. This species is notable because it is parthenogenic, and there are no remaining males that have been found. Females engage in pseudo-copulation, stimulating both to produce viable eggs. These eggs are adhered to surfaces in protected locations. Most clutches consist of two eggs, and clutches are laid two to three weeks apart. Hatchlings which emerge are essentially clones of their mother.

Parthenogenic - What the??

Oh dear, that explains the "mourning",
imagine not having the opposite sex?

...hmmm, I suppose then, we could spend all day down the pub!

Rodd22, you will find the Bee at the pub!