#marbled gecko

I finally got some geckos 💚 Southern marbled geckos. Gorgeous creatures and these lot are not as skittish as I expected for something quite small.

They don’t like being handled for long but they’ll sit still for some pretty photos or videos. I’ve gotten 2 females and 1 male in hopes to breed them down the line.

I’ve named them after Daenerys’s dragons from Game of Thrones. Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion 💛

Christinus marmoratus

09-OCT-2022

Marbled Gecko (Christinus marmoratus)

(Photo by Geoffrey Kay)

Conservation Status- Endangered

Habitat- Australia

Size (Weight/Length)- 2.5 g; 150 mm

Diet- Insects

Cool Facts- This isn’t your average leopard gecko. The marbled gecko is a small, wall clinging species of gecko. Their uniquely ridged toes that engage Van der Waals forces (please don’t make me relive my chemistry classes) allow them to climb up vertical surfaces. They store fat in their tails that they use during droughts, which are common in their homeland of Australia. These tails can be disconnected from their bodies without harming the gecko when threatened by a predator. Like most geckos, when threatened marbled geckos are capable of making a squeaking noise. Sadly, due to drought, the illegal pet trade, and invasive predators, the marbled gecko is an endangered species.

Smol fren.