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Basic information
Eublepharis macularius
Common Leopard Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyEyelid geckos
GenusEyelid geckos
- Czech name
- Gekončík noční
- English name
- Common Leopard Gecko
- Alternative names
- Gecko leopardo comum, Leopard gecko, Leopardgecko, Pakistanischer Fettschwanzgecko, Spotted fat-tailed gecko
- Synonyms
- Cyrtodactylus macularius, Cyrtodactylus madarensis, Eublepharis fasciolatus, Eublepharis gracilis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 170 mm
- Body mass
- max 114.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~3.16 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 51 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 29 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 27.7–27.7 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.1–1.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–3 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–4 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3BNV5 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13969 · dryad-v5