| imaging diagnosis-pulmonary-tracheobronchial prolapse in a new caledonian giant gecko (rhacodactylus leachianus). | a 3-year-old male new caledonian giant gecko, or leach's gecko (rhacodactylus leachianus) presented with acute lethargy and coelomic distention. findings from survey radiographs and an upper gastrointestinal tract contrast study were consistent with severe aerophagia, a collapsed left lung, and hyperinflation of the right lung due to suspected bronchial obstruction. the gecko was treated with conservative medical management, but was found dead 5 days after presentation. necropsy findings showed ... | 2016 | 23662982 |
| lungs of the gecko rhacodactylus leachianus (reptilia: gekkonidae): a correlative gross anatomical and light and electron microscopic study. | the lungs of the new caldeonian gecko rhacodactylus leachianus were examined by means of gross dissection and light and electron microscopy. this tropical species, which is the largest living gecko, possesses two simple, single-chambered lungs. right and left lungs are of similar size and shape. the lung volume (27.2 ml.100 g-1) is similar to that of the tokay (gekko gecko) but differs in that the gas exchange tissue is approximately homogeneously distributed, and the parenchymal units (ediculae ... | 1989 | 2921770 |