. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 175. trunks of large trees at night, usually at 10—20 m. It has a prehensile tail (Mertens 1964a, 1964b; Meier 1979). Near Poindimie and Ponerihouen it occurs in sympatry with R. chahoua and with R. auriculatus, R. sarasinorum and R. trachyrhynchus in southeastern New Caledonia and probably at Mt. Koghis. In all cases except the last it appears that R. leachianus is associated with larger trees and higher zones of activity than its congeners. Meier (1979) reported that this species was found most frequently in very large trees which provided numerous
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 175. trunks of large trees at night, usually at 10—20 m. It has a prehensile tail (Mertens 1964a, 1964b; Meier 1979). Near Poindimie and Ponerihouen it occurs in sympatry with R. chahoua and with R. auriculatus, R. sarasinorum and R. trachyrhynchus in southeastern New Caledonia and probably at Mt. Koghis. In all cases except the last it appears that R. leachianus is associated with larger trees and higher zones of activity than its congeners. Meier (1979) reported that this species was found most frequently in very large trees which provided numerous holes which provided daytime retreats. Unlike R. auriculatus, this species is rather clumsy on the ground, but is a very rapid climber. Roux (1913) reported that the diet of this species included Glyciphila Lichmera) in- cana, a meliphagid bird, one of the only records of a bird as a natural gekkonid prey item. Mertens (1964a) discussed feeding in captivity, emphasizing frugivory and Mit- chell (1986) reported captive cannibalism. Nothing is known of courtship in the species but eggs are described by Roux (1913) and Mertens (1964a). Rhacodactylus leachianus can inflict a painful bite and when threatened inflates its lungs with air and emits a loud hiss or croak (Bavay 1869; Mertens 1964a).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
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