Talk:Lepidodactylus lugubris

The Lepidodactylus lugubris page is nice, but does not make it clear what the evidence is that the offspring are in fact clones of the mother. Such cloning certainly is technically possible, for example, citrus seeds often really are clones of the maternal parent plant because the zygote cell frequently get displaced by maternal somatic cells. However, this is unusual. If the embryo in the egg of the gecko does not arise from a maternal somatic cell, it will not be a maternal clone. If it arose from maternal gametes, either from fusion of two, or from fusion of daughter cells, either in meiosis or in the egg, then it will have undergone meiosis and probably recombination. It will accordingly not be a maternal clone.

This needs clarification before any such claim should be made in the pedia.

Jon Richfield —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.241.61.188 (talk) 07:18, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Added sections, added inline citations, which name to use?
I am actively working on this article - I added an ecology and behavior section and moved that information accordingly. I am also adding inline citations to support assertions made in the article and removing uncited assertions.

Right now L. lugubris is mostly referred to as a "mourning gecko" which is the common name I have seen used in the US, Canada, and UK. The article name is L. lugubris though, should we be using the latin name when referring to this species in the actual article body?

Also, I changed the text to say the species is "primarily nocturnal" which is supported by the listed citations. The only source that labels them as cathemeral is repti-files, and that article also references them being nocturnal later in the body. Repti-files is also a hobbyist website, and keepers of pet reptiles are a bit loose with their definition of cathemeral - basically any animal that has been reported as seen during the day is referred to as cathemeral on social media even if nearly all movement and feeding is occurring after the sun sets (personal communications). That is not in line with Wikipedia's definition of cathemeral. The other sources cited here, including the field guide to reptiles and amphibians of Hawaii, list L. lugubris as nocturnal despite occasionally being spotted during the day. Connorlong90 (talk) 03:16, 30 September 2021 (UTC)