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LEOPARD GECKO

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SCIENTIFIC NAME:  Eublepharis macularius
HOUSE NAME: 
"Rupert"

HABITAT:  Desert habitats and arid grasslands throughout the Middle East.

CONSERVATION STATUS: Least Concern
                                                   

FUN FACT: 

Leopard geckos are insectivorous but are not dedicated to a single insect for their diet. They have been known to eat scorpions, centipedes, spiders, and beetles

DIET:  Insectivores

DESCRIPTION: 

The leopard gecko usually has a base color of yellow with irregular black spots on its back and a white belly.  Their colors are variable, and breeders have expanded the color ranges possible in this species to include a “yellow phase”, “chocolate”, and albino versions.  The juvenile pattern tends to look more like cross bands than spots of the adults.    

FIND ME IN THE ZOO:

 

*Leopard Gecko are education animal ambassadors, their habitat is not viewable to public as they require privacy when not on program.

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