Geckos

What types of geckos are in Florida? Not just in the United States, but all around the world, Florida offers some of the most dynamic, diverse, and beautiful fauna. Florida’s semi-tropical environment, which offers ideal circumstances for a variety of plant and animal life, is largely to blame for this.  Geckos in Florida are among … Read more

It is clear that people refer to the Flat-Tailed Gecko as the leaf-tailed gecko. Madagascar is the only home to all eight species of Leaf-Tailed Gecko, although the  Oakland Zoo claims ten species that belong to the family “Uroplatus”. These Geckos are excellent pets. These pets from Madagascar vary from 10-30 cm (4”-10”) in length. … Read more

Leopard geckos live in the dry grassland region or rocky areas of Asia. During the day, to keep away from the heat, they take shelter in burrows or beneath rocks. Only when they come out at dusk, are they normally visible? They are visible only at dusk when they are out. The Leopard gecko’s body … Read more

Plump-Bodied With Large Heads, Slender Limbs and With Short Digits Genus Nephrus comprises of nine species of Knob-tailed geckos. The distinguishing factors of the members include slender limbs, plumb bodies, and large heads. They have small paw lamellae as well as claws. Small granular scales mixed with tubercles cover the body. All members will have … Read more

Gecko Lifespan is Directly Proportional to the Care You Give it Gecko lizards, belonging to the family of infra order Gekkota, inhabit the warm climate worldwide. Their size varies from 60 to just 1.6 cm and most of them are unable to wink. Each of their eyes has a fixed lens that becomes bigger at … Read more

Fast Becoming Popular in the Pet Trade All Over America Hailing from the tropics of Asia, Hemidactylus Frenatus, or the popularly called Mediterranean House Gecko settled all over America by migrating on ships. Believed to live in the homes in southeastern and western areas of America, this species of the common house gecko is fast … Read more

The cryptic and variable coloration provides excellent camouflage The Helmeted Gecko, a terrestrial gecko species also known as Geckonia chazaliae, is monotypic species usually found in the rocky regions of the coast of Morocco that extends slightly into south and north bordering Mauritania and Senegal. These species take protection under rocks and garbage during the … Read more

The outstanding color of Naultinus, a type of gecko regularly found in New Zealand, signifies them as Green Geckos. The experts have detailed eight types of this variety, whereas other varieties of North Island are still awaiting scientific description. The species in this genus are extraordinary because they share so many common traits that set … Read more

With a Skin Extremely Delicate for Handling Gehyra marginata commonly known as Halmahera geckos, originate from the hot and humid tropical regions of Asia. Some people call these species Moluccan geckos. Halmahera geckos are common though not as easily found as the leopard geckos. Their skin is very soft and too delicate for handling. Anatomy … Read more

Restless, Easily Stressed but If Properly Dealt, You Can Domesticate Them Golden geckos, known as Gekkobadenil, live in the damp tropic rainforests of Vietnam and the North Eastern region of India. The male grows to about 7 to 8 inches and the female to about 5 to 6 inches. Golden geckos dislike people handling them. … Read more

Representing Cycle of Life Including Change, Conversion Birth, Death, Rebirth and Metamorphosis The lizard is of symbolic significance to many civilizations and cultures. For instance, as per Roman mythology, there was a notion that the lizard would sleep all through winter and so symbolized death and renaissance, whereas all over the Mediterranean the lizard is … Read more