Added May 2003.

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Subfamily EUBLEPHARIDAE - Eyelid Geckos

Family GEKKONIDAE


Genus HEMITHECONYX - the African Fat-Tailed Geckos

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Hemitheconyx caudinctus, African Fat-Tailed Gecko Hemitheconyx taylori, Taylor's Fat-Tailed Gecko

 

Scientific Name  Common Name  Distribution Size  Notes 
Hemitheconyx
H. caudicinctus (African) Fat-Tail(ed) Gecko West Africa 8-10" Second in popularity after the Leopard. Care very similar but requires slightly more humidity. More captive-bred specimens are now becoming available. See also Fat-Tailed Geckos. B I
H. taylori Taylor's Fat-Tail(ed) Gecko East Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia). 8-10" This gecko is rarely seen and little is known of its requirements. Click here for the EMBL database entry and links to pictures. B I

Bibliography

Lizards of the World, Chris Mattison

Keeping and Breeding Lizards, Chris Mattison

The Leopard Gecko Manual, P. deVosjoli et al, Herpetocultural Library 1998. Covers Fat-Tails and the other eublepharid geckos. The older version is also good but only covers the Leopards and Fat-Tails.

Leopard Geckos: Identification, Care and Breeding, R. Hunziker, TFH 1994. Not as detailed as the above but still quite good and again covers most of the other eublepharids.

Geckos: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual, Bartlett and Bartlett, Barrons 1995.

Geckos: Keeping and Breeding Them in Captivity, Walls and Walls, TFH 1999.

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