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288 MEMOIRS OFTHEQUEENSLAND MUSEUM FEEDING HABITS OFTHE RING-TAILED GECKO, (QMJ60863, QMJ60865). Calolampra sp. 2 (QMJ60328). CYRTODACTYLVS LOUISIADENSIS. Memoirs of the Order Lepidoptera, unidentified moth (QMJ38198), Order QueenslandMuseum39(2):288. 1996:-'Geckoscanbevora- Hymenoptera Family Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina cious predators and will actively pursue and kill their prey- (queens)(QMJ60869),FamilyVespidae(QMJ38197),Order Generallytheyattack.... arthropods ...headsizegovernsthe Coleoptera, unidentified larva (QMJ30062), Family sizeofprey. '...(King& Horner, 1993). Notwithstandingthe Tenebrionidae(QMJ30063),FamilyElateridae(QMJ60869), factthatmost Australiangeckosareopportunisticarthropod Family Curculionidae (QMJ30063), nematode presumed to feeders, some supplement their diets with plant exudates beaparasite(QMJ48084),unidentifiedpossiblymoultedskin (Greer, 1989; Bauer, 1990; Ehmann, 1992; Couper et al., (QMJ32323,QMJ52850).Thisisanunremarkablesampleof 1995)andafewlargespeciespreyalsoonvertebrates(Bauer large, mostly nocturnal, arthropods. Two specimens (from t&oSpardelyieorn,v1e9r9t4e)b.rTathees:foNlelpohwriunrguAsusatsrpaelria(ninscpleucdiiensgaNr.ekanmoywane Q13M°J4650'3806"3Sa14n5d8Q1M9'J3600"8E6)5arefrinotmerPesetaicnhg.CTkh,eyMcclolnwtraaiintwhinRgas. andN.sheai),N.deleani,N.laevissimus,N.levis,N.milli,N. andotherpartsofaverylargespeciesofthecockroachgenus stellatus, N. vertebralis, N. wheeleri. Oeduramarmorata, O. Calolampra.Thespeciesisprobablyundescribedandisrare ocelhua, Phyllurus ptaturus and Pseudothecadactylus in collections. It would be expected to be an 'under)bark' lindneh (Bauer, 1990). All are relatively large (maximum specieswhichwouldforageontrunksoftrees.Bauer&Sadlier SVLs80-135mm). (1994)discusstherelationshipbetweenfeedingonvertebrates Recent observations made near Cooktown, NEQ, show by Rhacodactylusauriculatus and the enlarged, caniniform that another large Australian gecko, Cyrtodactyius teethuniquetothisspecies.Theyconcludethatthisdentition louisiadensis(maximumSVL 130mm.afterCouper&Greg- may reflect Ihe significance of skinks in the diet of this son, 1994),feedsonvertebrates.InJuly, 1994inahousenear species, and special requirements for subjugation and han- Jensen'sCrossing,EndeavourR.(15°25TS 145°04'E),alarge dling ofsuch prey. The teeth of C. louisiadensis are small. (exactmeasurementnotrecorded),maleC.louisiadensiswas However, the anterior maxillary teeth are 'caniniform' and observedstalking,then 'ambushing' afrog(K.J.&M.Jago). thus well-suited to capturing and holding large arthropods, Thegecko,alertedbythefrog'smovement,ranquicklydown and to grasping struggling, small vertebrates as the oppor- thewallofthehousetillitwasabout 3mfromthefrog(Litoria tunitiespresent. pallida) on the floor. It then 'jumped' to the floor and ran quicklyafewstepstopounceonthefrogwhichwasingested LiteratureCited rapidly. Predation by C. louisiadensison L. pallida there is Bauer, A.M. 1990.Gekkonidlizardsaspreyofinvertebrates a&ppMar.enJtalgyoa)faaigraliynresgouolnaraefvetnetr,wabredcsau(sSeepittweambseorb,se1r9v9e4d).(KO.nJ. Bauer,anAd.pMre.da&torsSaodflvieerrt,ebrRa.tAes..H1e9r9p4.ReDviieetwo2f1(4t)h:e83N-e87w. three subsequent occasions, specimens of L pallida were Caledonian gecko Rhacodactylus auriculatus placed (K.J. & M. Jago)on thefloorabout lm from resting, (Squamata,Gekkonidae).RussianJournalofHerpetol- obvucotcraaascliieoornutssCit.hneglieorsutimisooinvadereemnsespinostn,stelroibwgygetorhneedgthteehcekhossoa.umsIeene'waaarlmllbysu.NshoO'vneamanl-dl Couperof,geyePd.J1i.(n,2g):Cob1vy0a8c-te1hv1ei3c.hA,usJt.rCa.li&anWiglescokn,o SG.eKh.yr1a995d.ubSiaap. b(9e13r5.,°641m09'm9S,5,no1on4w5thQe1M4gJ'rE6a)0n.i6ta2e0sb)poeuwclaidsemrefsnoouofnfdth(CeL..BRll.oa,uciHks.iJTa.rde&evnesDti.hsaC(noSoRVkaL). CouperNM,eepmPho.rJi.urrs&usofGasrthpeeegrsQouGneu,netnRhse.lrAa,.nMda.nMdu1ds9e9se4cu.rmipR3te8id(oe2ns)oc:fr3iNp.%t.aiomnyaoef (wiStVhLa3s0t.r8ugmgml,inngoswpeQcMiJm6e1n0o9f6)theingietcskmoo,utNha.dTuhseglaaltgtearjhuagda Qspu.eennosvl.andanMdusN.eusmhe3a7i(1)s;p.53-n6o7v.. Memoirs of the beenseizedmidbody. Ehmann, H. 1992. Encyclopedia ofAustralian animals The As other species of Cyrtodactyius (C. caspius and C, National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife, cavemicolus, from Turkestan, and Borneo respectively) are TheAustralianMuseum.(Collins,Angus&Robertson: knowntopreyonvertebrates(Bauer, 1990),itisnotsurprising Sydney).495pp. that C. louisiadensis also does so. However, predation on Greer, A.E. 1989. The biology and evolution ofAustralian fr&lhCorelauopavIigoserssrswitbaaeienCdsd,eehonnuin1snll9eiuo9ysxsp5auoo)iman.dnilcaTnet,e,hhaedembu.oyncsnioTtPgdlhsolesemeentuacyttdciAiofchuotionscehntodteronacaftia(lendfitnaarhtocenosntmloyQgyflueQuceaaMsklrelJotnls3hsis,rnp8ldoea1ephcn9roaiid8dvm()ieMrH;nneuugsmssCabobleifaeanunessCmd.n:s HKiunsgb,anlilMdiit.zn,eadmrnG&de.sfr.oi&Hr)o(.rStInhuHreerewrrirGn,epi,yeaPtDB.no.etfa11atC99tu9a9yn3v5;.ae.C2FAh5Gai(emp2pcir)plk:eiyvon5ig8oG{-uePN5s&kos9lkre.ytouondunoin)tdr.haeeec2c.o6ar4dpdpapep.cd.t2py2rl1euy-s (AHQertaMecJrh4on5pi3od6da5a,),juunLgiyudclehanantssifs(ipQ.edMJ((3QQ8MMJ3J3328073)03,813)Y,,iinLQtihMoiJch5ceh3lie6ls3la4gs)op,.e 2F(3Aa3uus.ntarInaolGfilaAanussbGtyroa,vleiC.arJ.n.,mVeoRnoltsusm,PeuGb.2lJAi..sBh.AimngphBSieebersivliaecey&:,RPCe.apnt(ibeldeisra)-.. (QMJ45365); Class Insecta Order Orthoptera, unidentified ra).439pp. (QMJ24493), Family ?Gryllacrididae (QMJ27256), Family JJaAn.etzCkoiva&ceLvicRho,berPt.sJ,. QCuoeuepnesr,landG.MuMsoentuemi,thP,.OK..BJoaxgo3.300H,. Stenopelmatidae (QMJ2431, QMJ55367), Family Gryllidae SouthBrisbane. Queensland4J01.Australia;April1996. (QM.I2431, QMJ38197), Order Blattodea Family Blattidae Methana sp. (QMJ19327), Family Blaberidae Laxta sp. (QMJ38197, QMJ38I98, QMJ45365), Calolampra sp. 1