gecko i.d

Kyle Walkinshaw · 08-26-04, 07:16 PM

Does anyone know what kind of gecko this is??

Kyle~

DragnDrop · 08-26-04, 07:22 PM

Paroedura pictus, Madagascar Ground Gecko, a male from the looks of it.

Kyle Walkinshaw · 08-26-04, 07:27 PM

thats what I was told but I thought pictus were ALOT smaller? and banded??

DragnDrop · 08-26-04, 07:33 PM

Pictus some have banded, marbled or striped patterns. Since they're also breeding machines, it's not unusual to find the females laying eggs at 4 or 5 months, stunting their growth. I've seen a lot of females who were stunted from early breeding, probably will never grow to their full potential. Males don't have that much problem growing even with early breeding, so they can get to be full sized. One male I saw was about 8 inches long, what I'd call a giant pictus.

Kyle Walkinshaw · 08-26-04, 08:27 PM

Alrighty, thanks for the information