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Lizards & Snakes · Squamata
Australasian geckos
Family Diplodactylidae
New-Caledonian and Australian geckos — soft-skinned, arboreal and largely crepuscular. Includes the hardy, room-temperature, no-UVB-required crested and gargoyle geckos.
4 species on Baskden · 4 with a full care guide.
- Crested Gecko Correlophus ciliatus The no-heat-lamp, fruit-eating arboreal gecko — arguably the easiest reptile to start with.
- Chahoua Gecko Mniarogekko chahoua The 'mossy prehensile-tailed gecko' — a hardy, characterful New Caledonian that wants more live insects than a crestie.
- Leachianus Gecko Rhacodactylus leachianus The largest gecko in the world — a chunky, long-lived New Caledonian giant that can become surprisingly tame.
- Gargoyle Gecko Rhacodactylus auriculatus The crested gecko's hardy cousin — same room-temp, powdered-diet care, but it regrows its tail.