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The tail is also where they store their fat, an important energy reserve. With its tail, an African fat tailed gecko can go days on end without food. [11] African fat-tailed geckos are reportedly strictly nocturnal, taking shelter from their generally hot and dry environment during the day and emerging at night to forage.
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 ]
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
The eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko was formerly referred to as Diplodactylus platyurus, but was recognised as a separate species in 2016. [3] The gecko was named after Dr. Andrew Amey, for his contributions to promoting the Queensland Museum's reptile and amphibian collections as well as documenting many of Australia's native fauna. [1]
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; Diplodactylus furcosus W. Peters, 1863 – forked gecko, Ranges stone gecko
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 gecko typically has a length from snout to vent of around 6.1 cm (2.4 in). It is oviparous and lays a clutch of two eggs. It belongs to the Diplodactylus conspicillatus group and is one of the larger members. D. custos has a canthal stripe which is well-defined and an enlarged first supralabial.
There are two genera of lizards named fat-tailed geckos: Diplodactylus, all species found in Australia; Hemitheconyx, both species found in Africa