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Can anyone identify what type of gecko this is? My mom bought it from the pet shop as a spotted gecko, but I would like to know its scientific name if possible. Here are some pics

I appreciate any info you could give on this guy as well, such as temperature range, humidity, what it eats, etc.

Thanks
Andrew Stedman

Looks like a marbled gecko IMHO... Christinus mamoratus used to be called Gekko mamoratus.

hmm.. info I found says native to Australia. Up to 8" long. At least a 20 gal tall tank. Temps daytime 75-85F with basking temps of 90-95F(one site recomended that it be between 110-115F). Hunidity about 75%. They are arboreal. Substrate bed-a-beast. Diet crickets, mealworms.. etc. adults have been known to take pinky mice... well now you can search for the marble gecko and see if thatis indeed what you have and find out more about care.

Looks good by the way

Roxanne

Thanks a lot! I checked some pictures and it looks like your right. It's a pretty neat little gecko, and boy is it quick. Once again, thanks.

Andrew Stedman

Yes, its a marbled gecko, but not Christinus mrmoratus.
Its a male Gekko grosmanni.
This gecko originates from Voetnam and is a rock dweller in rainforest climate. To feel a thonme it needs fake sanstone walls covered with vines with larger leaves. They attach their eggs almost exclusively underneath such leaves.

Ci@o

Ingo

To make it more clear: Gekko grossmanni and Christinus marmoratus are two different and only very distantly related Gecko species. The only thing they have in common is that they share the same common name.

Ci@o

Ingo

Thanks. I was hoping you would see this and give your insight. You seem to really know your geckos. If you don't mind my asking, how did you identify it as a male? It doesn't seem to have a large hemipenal bulge, so is there another way to tell with these geckos? Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it.

Andrew Stedman

Its 100% male.
First look at the proportions. Second, adult females of similar good conditions normally do show some visible calcium sacs. But third and most importantly: You can see the two enlarged tubercle scales on either side of the tail base. These can be seen from above only in males and are much much smaller in females. In fact, in most females you only see one visibly (but not strongly) enlarged tubercle and a second very very small.

Hope that helps

Ingo

And to add on: The animal belongs to the large variant...

Thanks for the explanation. That really helps out. Now I guess I need to eventually find a female.

Andrew Stedman

Good luck.
95% of imports are males.
Hence, everybody who wants one of my cb grossmanni is looking for females. Nobody is interested in more males.
Thats why I have started to feed male grossmanni juvies to my basilisks.

Ingo

Thanx for catching it Ingo! I knew it was a marble.. but could not find but that one scientific name for a 'marble gecko'.. sorry for any confusion!

Roxanne