Wall gecko?

[fateamber]

Okay so I was looking around a pet shop that has a few reptiles in it, when I saw this gecko, they had him/her reduced to £9.99 because they did not know what type of gecko it was. I didn't know either, but the crickets they was trying to feed him were way too big for him, and so the conditions they were keeping in him didn't look right at all. I decided to buy him, I was sure people on here would know what he is, and if I can't look after him well enough, he would be able to find a home with someone who can.
Is he a wall gecko?

[beth wallbank]

that is a bibrons gecko. Very cute

[Sean_.E.]

That is not a bibron's gecko. It's a species of the genus Tarentola. That particular specimen look like a light coloured Tarentola delalandii.

I suggest that you do a search for both "Tarentola" and "Tarentola delalandii" and check (look at pictures) for yourself.

Heres a website that provides descriptions and information o species in this genus, it includes scale counts, etc:

http://www.nafcon.dircon.co.uk/geckos_tarentola.html

If you can't find any care sheets on the specific species, do a search for "Moorish geckos (Tarentola mauritanica)" and you should be able to follow those care instructions.

Good luck,
Sean E.

[Tim and Julie B]

I'd say it's a moorish gecko

Julie

[Manitoban Herps]

Well you would know if it was a Tarentola mauritanica becuas they have claws on every toe but the pinky and thumb.

It is either a species of Tarentola or Pachadacylus

Try here, www.gekkota.com

[fateamber]

Thanx everyone! He seems healthy, has been eating and drinking fine, starting to gain weight now!