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I'm doing some research on gargoyles, and having a hard time finding consistant answers. The average of length of adults is listed as anywhere from 5" to 10", and the average weight is next to impossible to find. Can anyone help me out? Many thanks.

Their total length on average is probably closer to 10" (maybe a bit less) and snout to vent length (SVL) is probably closer to 5". There is a particular bloodline that doesn't seem to grow nearly as large, so a lot of people who own gargoyles from that bloodline think that they don't get as big.

There was a gecko article in the Reptiles USA Annual that statee gargoyles are the smallest of the Rhacs, which isn't true. If I remember correctly, that article did say something about their length being 5".

The largest Gargoyle I've seen was at the St. Louis Zoo. She probably weighed 70 grams, but I believe the curator told me that she's 10 years old.

All in all, I'd consider them just a bit larger than a crested gecko. To give you a closer idea, I'd say (on average) my breeding female gargoyles weigh around 10 grams more than my female cresteds.

-Anthony

>>I'm doing some research on gargoyles, and having a hard time finding consistant answers. The average of length of adults is listed as anywhere from 5" to 10", and the average weight is next to impossible to find. Can anyone help me out? Many thanks.
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Anthony Caponetto
www.ACreptiles.com

According to 'Rhacodactylus: The Complete Guide to their Selection and Care' by Philippe de Vosjoli, Frank Fast and Allen Repashy, gargoyle geckos reach sizes of up to 4.5 inches snout to vent or about 8 inches total length (snout to tailtip) and weigh around 40grams on average. Some adults can reach 55 grams.

If you are getting into gargoyles getting this book deffinitely is a great ideal. Though a little costly, it is very informative about all the Rhac species (this includes crested geckos, gargoyle geckos, leachies (giant crested geckos) and others. Gargoyles are, (I beleive) the smallest rhacs, but not by much. Crested geckos are a little larger on average, being about the same size as leopard geckos. Leachies are the largest geckos (some being well over a foot in length to as much as 17". Gargoyles are deffinitely not the smallest gecko species, just one of the smallest Rhac geckos.
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PHLdyPayne

Thanks for your response anthony! It's nice to get reliable info directly from breeders. Cheers.