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Basic information
Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
Fat-tail Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyEyelid geckos
GenusFat-tailed geckos
- Czech name
- Gekončík tlustoocasý
- English name
- Fat-tail Gecko
- Alternative names
- Gekončík africký, (West-) Afrikanischer Krallengecko, African Fat-tailed Gecko, Gecko de cauda gorda, West African Fat-tailed Gecko
- Synonyms
- Stenodactylus caudi-cinctus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 160 mm
- Body mass
- max 93.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.95 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 48 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 16.2 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body temperature
- 25.8–25.8 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–3 individuals
- 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 · 3KTFP · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14718 · dryad-v5