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Gekko gecko

August 2002. Palau quarantine caught a lizard in a container from the Philippines and asked for its identification. It was identified as Gekko gecko by the Institue of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, People’s Republic of China and confirmed by SPREP, Samoa.

Information is available at the following website: www.agamen.de/reptilien/geckos/tokee.htm and at animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/gekko/g._gecko$narrative.html

The original message was logged at 8.08am, the identification from PR China at 10.54am and confirmed by SPREP at 12.30pm. A testimony to the usefulness of PestNet!