Field notes, v1472
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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.