Small-scaled Leaf-toed Gecko

Description:

± 13 cm - Found this gecko at night - very light in color with grey,black spots

Habitat:

On lawn.

Notes:

http://academic.sun.ac.za/capeherp/ceder... Size: The only large member of the genus, reaching a snout-vent length of close to 70 mm. Description: The body of this large gecko is covered with very small granular scales. The tail, which is just longer than the body, is cilindrical and unsegmented. Males have 4-9 preanal pores and 4-6 cloacal spurs. The dorsal body is grey in colour with a black reticulate pattern. The underparts are off-white. Biology: Very little is known about the biology of this species. It is nocturnal and lives in large cracks in sandstone rock or under the bark of dead Clanwilliam ceder trees. The diet includes a wide variety of small insects. It lays two eggs during spring. Distribution: Its range stretches from Pakhuis Pass, east of Clanwilliam, in the north, to the Keerom Mountains near Worcester in the south.