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.

2 species on Baskden · 2 with a full care guide.

Crested GeckoCorrelophus ciliatusBeginner✓ Care guideThe no-heat-lamp, fruit-eating arboreal gecko — arguably the easiest reptile to start with.
Gargoyle GeckoRhacodactylus auriculatusBeginner✓ Care guideThe crested gecko's hardy cousin — same room-temp, powdered-diet care, but it regrows its tail.

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