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The African fat-tailed gecko is typically around 7–8 inches in length, [5] and up to 75 grams in weight, [6] with females being slightly smaller than males. Normal coloring is brown and tan/beige stripes, with a possible thin white stripe along the length of the back.
Diplodactylus conspicillatus, also known commonly as the variable fat-tailed gecko or the burrow-plug gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia, where it is found in central and arid inland areas. [ 3 ]
Hemitheconyx is a genus of geckos. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Both species are found in Africa . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] They are known as fat-tailed geckos and often resemble leopard geckos .
The eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko is distinguished from other Diplodactylus species by its large size of 53–90 mm (2.1–3.5 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). It also has a bulbous tail, small and granular first labial scales (not enlarged), and has no well defined canthus rostralis. [2]
Diplodactylus capensis Doughty, P. Oliver & Adams, 2008 – Cape Range stone gecko; Diplodactylus conspicillatus Lucas & C. Frost, 1897 – burrow-plug gecko, variable fat-tailed gecko; Diplodactylus custos Couper, P. Oliver & Pepper, 2014 – Kimberley fat-tailed gecko; Diplodactylus fulleri Storr, 1978 – Lake Disappointment ground gecko
There are two genera of lizards named fat-tailed geckos: Diplodactylus, all species found in Australia; Hemitheconyx, both species found in Africa
The ocelot gecko (Paroedura picta) is a crepuscular ground-dwelling gecko found in leaf litter in Madagascar forests [1] and is also a popular pet. It is sometimes known as the Madagascar ground gecko , Malagasy fat-tailed gecko , fat-headed gecko , panther gecko or pictus gecko
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