Leachianus locals & morphs

A true large GT gecko, Dumbea animals were collected in the late eighties by Willi Henkel. They come from an area near Mt. Koghis but not on the mountain itself.

This is a big form with a long tail and snout, a dark brown background color, and a prominent white pattern on the

sides and females on the back too. Also Very rare in captivity at this time. One animal was crossed with another GT form and produced a melanistic, but we have yet to have any melanistic offspring from the pure line.

The animals belonging to this locality are relatively rare at the moment. Possibly, what has long been considered the true southern blotched Grande Terre leachianus. With a lightish cream to olive green/brown background pattern, this form has Yellowish white bars along the sides with sparse, almost vanishing blotching on the back. The labial scales are generally yellow, and the head and body structure are typical of southern Grande Terre.

Original collected animals are now in the 38 cm length range.

The Geckos from the island of Caanawa are also known as the chameleon Leachianus.  They can be very heavily patterned and variably colored, with blotches ranging from crisp white to deep purples. The fire-up and fire-down colors can be drastically different.

A medium to large Insular gecko form with the ability to reach weights over 275g.

One of the rarest insular localities, with very few animals in captivity, is well known for their big head

and broad jaws. When visiting Duu Ana, PDV and Fank fast noted a lack of fruit trees and crab shells at the base of the trees, so they hypothesized they might eat crabs.

The background color is light, and crisp white blotches, similar to the ones found on Nuu Ana geckos, are present on the sides. Typical island body, with almost GT leachianus arms and head.