Gonodactylaceus glabrous?

[Eel Freak]

I got a call from my boss on Tuesday, and it turns out he had discovered a mantis at one of our distributors, so he took it and brought it back for my enjoyment. I'll have its tank prepped by next week and will take it home then, but I took some pictures of it while it was still in containment to try to identify it. I'm thinking G. glabrous, personally. The coloration, the fact that it is male, orange meral spots, and the seemingly absent median carinule on the sixth abdominal segment have me pretty convinced. It's only about 2" and I am merely looking to confirm/deny my suspicion...

 

[nmotz]

You certainly have my vote for G. Glabrous. It's either that or G. Graphurus but I doubt it. One thing that might help is determining the origin of the specimen. If from Australia, probably G. Graphurus, if not, probably G. Glabrous.

Nice mantis either way. What's his temperament like?

 

[Kharn]

G.graphurus!!!

Matches Rocky & Maximus exactly who are both Male G.graphurus if you search back in my thread an early pic of Rocky will confirm it .

These colors/patterns will fade to duller darker colors as the stomatopod gets large, Maximus is much larger then Rocky.

G.GRAPHURUS

 

[Kharn]

Just dont try and keep it in a species container etc xD

Dr. Caldwell once told me/us that G.graphurus is one of the hardest to confine because they just love to escape, Rocky did it twice and into the compartmets of 2 larger stomatopods in the process, luckily he escaped unharmed both times.

 

[Eel Freak]

Very interesting! Thanks for the tips and suggestions on the ID... I am tentatively bringing it home on Thursday, and before it goes in my tank I'll be sure to get a closer look at that median carinule, as I guess that is the only way to isolate for sure between the two species (I cannot trace back its origin...)

He's got his own tank at the store so he should be quite comfortable!

 

[Kharn]

That is a G.graphurus hands down.

 

[nmotz]

It has the color scheme, but the question is does it have the median carinule or not? Roy said that Graphurus and Glabrous can look the same except for that and grooves on the back of the Graphurus that would be difficult to see in the attached photos.

The easiest way would just be to find out where it came from but if that's out of the question then it'll just have to be ID'd the old fashioned way.

 

[Eel Freak]

The pictures are in!

I've been rather busy with school the last couple weeks, hence my absence here, but I did take as detailed pictures as I could of the new guy (it's definitely a guy...).

First up: the shot of the whole system. The rock work is in no way finalized, the same goes for the return design, however, it is only temporary.

More of the stomatopod:

And the tell-all shot of the 5th median carinule:

What do the experts say?... I have other angles, none quite as clear as that. Not to doubt the expertise of Kharn, but I would like an official review of the evidence (I'm pretty sure [with my untrained eye] I see the smallest of 6th median carinules, so I'm with Kharn on his ID!)

 

[nmotz]

I still think G. Glabrous, but that is a great shot of the telson so I'm sure Roy could seal the deal for us.

 

[MantisO_o]

I don't see the median carinule...all i see is a dark smudge, then again i'm four eyes...lol But i think its a Male G. glabrous, shrugs. Looks just like mine. Awaits for Dr. Roy to confirm.

Wait i take that back, does rather look Gonodactylaceus graphurus. In the first few pics it has the median carinule but the last picture it looks like a dark smudge.. So shrugs.