African Fat-tailed Gecko
Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Eublepharidae
- Genus
- Hemitheconyx
- Also known as
- —
African Fat-tailed Gecko care at a glance
- Adult length
- 18–25 cm (7–10 in)
- Adult weight
- 45–75 g (1.6–2.6 oz)
- Lifespan
- 15–20 years
- Basking / warm side
- 32–34 °C (90–93 °F)
- Cool side
- 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
- Night minimum
- 20 °C (68 °F)
- Humidity
- 50–70%
- UVB
- Recommended
- Diet
- Insects
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
Typical values from common keeping practice, not yet reviewed. Individual animals and setups vary. See the enclosure size guide.
African Fat-tailed Gecko morphs and genes
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Co-dominant
African Fat-tailed Gecko research
4 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- Nest-site selection in two eublepharid gecko species with temperature-dependent sex determination and one with genotypic sex determination
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2000 · cited 53 times
- Observations on eggs of eublepharid lizards, with comments on the evolution of the Gekkonoidea
The Digital Academic Repository of Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Naturalis Biodiversity Center) · 1972 · cited 19 times
- Nest-site selection in two eublepharid gecko species with temperature-dependent sex determination and one with genotypic sex determination
Biological journal of the Linnean Society. Linnean Society of London · 2000 · cited 18 times
- Systemic mastocytosis in an African fat-tail gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus).
Journal of comparative pathology · 2014 · cited 5 times
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