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I am thinking about aquiring a "frog-eyed gecko", but I can't seem to find any information on it. Just to make sure that it is really a frog eyed gecko, here is what it looks like. It has large eyes, is a dark brown with orange-ish marks along the sides of it's back, it has very soft skin, and is a desert dewling gecko, with claws, not "sticky toes". He has a very skinny tail, unlike leopard geckos, and is about 3.5 inches long. My questions to anyone who has answers, is how big, what to put it on, humidity and temps. Thanks in advance!!!!
~Angela
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There are a number of Teratoscincus species.

This is Teratoscincus Roborowski, the smallest of the Frog Eyes.
A pair will easily fit in a 10 gallon cage. The other species get somewhat larger, Leopard size and require larger enclosures for pairs.

Care is similar to Leopards, but with MUCH deeper sand, at least 2 inches, with rocks piled underneith so they can dig out caves.

They are not very nocturnal, quite active and fun to watch. I find them about the most interesting of all of the gex that I keep.

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Hi,
You probably are seeing a Stenodacytlus. They are more of the size you are talking about.
The smallest Teratoscincus are T. microlepis and T. mackernsis.
These are around a 3 inches, but are chunky and donnot have skinny tails.
Teratoscincus are over looked geckos. T. keyserlingii are a good choice. They are beautiful and large.
Geckos By Brad

I work at a pet shop and we carry the "frog-eyed gecko". It is a Teratoscincus Scincus I believe but definetly a Teratoscincus of some sort, not a Stenodactylus. The other guy nailed it on the care, except we always recommend the biggest tank you can fit. The more space the more fun a lizard can have. I would go with a 15 gallon personally.