Talk:Rhacodactylus leachianus

related to Kawekaweau (Hoplodactylus delcourti), or Delcourt's giant gecko of NZ

Seeing as NC and NZ were once linked, might this gecko be related to Kawekaweau (Hoplodactylus delcourti), or Delcourt's giant gecko, an extinct gecko of NZ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:3462:7700:6D17:2021:3A99:1BFE (talk) 06:59, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Emergence (Nocturnal v crepuscular v cathemeral)

Following a general trend I now see is basically on all wikipedia pages about nocturnal gecko species kept in captivity - a person or group of persons has edited these pages to say that the species is crepuscular instead of nocturnal. This has occurred on the leopard gecko page, the african fat tailed gecko page, the crested gecko page, and the leachianus gecko page (the page currently asserts leachies are crepuscular, then cites a source that states "Although nocturnal, the geckos sometimes bask in the morning sun.")

In every instance I have uncovered so far, the sources cited on the page say the species is nocturnal, but the editor(s) have changed the page to say the species is crepuscular, leaving the citation stating it is nocturnal in place, so it appears their position has a citation when it does not. Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_leopard_gecko#Discussion:_Nocturnal_vs._Crepuscular_vs._Cathemeral for a more extensive discussion.

I will be changing this back to nocturnal - if there are reliable sources stating this species is crepuscular, please locate and cite those sources instead of changing the article without providing a citation and leaving contradictory citations in place. Connorlong90 (talk) 07:49, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

I see this had been changed to crepuscular again, now using "the life of giant geckos" as a citation - the entire first chapter of this book discusses the authors' method of finding these geckos - going into the jungle with spotlights after sunset, which is inconsistent with the assertion of crepuscularity. The book specifically states "finding giant geckos during the day is nearly impossible. The primary method for spotting giant geckos... is to enter [the forest] at night with a powerful flashlight and run the beam up and down along tree trunks and branches" (pV). Unfounded assertions of crepuscularity and cathemerality have been a problem on other articles about species popular in herpetoculture. The fact that pet owners on Facebook have strong feelings about this topic does not mean it should be changed on an encyclopedia page with conflicting citations surreptitiously listed as supporting evidence. I have reverted back to nocturnal, please do not change it back without both reliable sources and discussion on the talk page. Connor Long (talk) 00:51, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Developmental and Molecular Biology Spring 2023

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 9 January 2023 and 26 April 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): JesseMorgan11 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by JesseMorgan11 (talk) 03:02, 25 January 2023 (UTC)