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Marshall, 1945
62.
Palau
Lizards
Large Gecko
Korer Common - stays high in trees -
jungle. Bright red eyesline.
Vicious - bit me & drew blood.
As far as I know - no callnote.
Moves slowly up branches.
Strictly arboreal. Also roofs I abandoned
native huts in woods.
One very dark rainy afternoon,
I discovered that they were
out on banana leaves and
they had turned green to
match the leaves. Note finely skin.
Palechin seems like a different species.
Shined many at night - high
in trees. Call one 5 December.
I had shot a bat from this
tree & was wrapping it up by
flashlight when I heard a crash
& this lizard bounded down to
the ground next to me &
stood watching me - on his
hind legs, one arm free the
other holding onto a little leaf
for support. Started to crawl
away & I swatted him with
a magazine. Had black spots.