Richard Walker Leopard Gecko

Name: Leopard Gecko -Eublepharis macularius

Origin: Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Iran

Size: 6"-11" or 15cm-28cm

Habitat: Rocky desert and dry grassland

Diet: Mainly insects but ocasionaly a pinkie (Hairless baby mice)

Age: If you look after your leopard gecko then 20+ years is not uncommon, breeding will often shorten life expectancy

The Leopard Gecko is one of few species of Gecko that posses eyelids helping to keep their eyes clean in their natural dusty environment. Unlike most other Geckos that posses adhesive toe pads the Leopard Gecko has small claws. Although preventing them from walking up vertical smooth surfaces the claws allows them to dig in the ground (something they will do when laying eggs) Leopard Geckos, like alot of lizards, can drop their tail when frightened or grasped in a process called caudal autotomy. In time the tail will grow back (about 4 weeks) however it will never look the same often taking on a bulbous apperance.