Teratolepis fasciata

Teratolepis fasciata is a gecko night and terrestrial of aspect enough svelte.
It is rather gray clearly basic, with reasons brown-chestnuts, in the form of points on dimensioned and the legs, and in the form of small longitudinal lines on the back.

It does not have adhesive balls (setae), but has on the other hand legs adapted to walk on sand.

Its tail makes think of the head of a snake, which explains the English name current of viper gecko , that is to say gecko viper .

Geographical distribution

One meets this Espèce with the Pakistan, where it hides under the rocks while waiting for the night.

Subspecies

No known subspecies to date.

Climatic parameters

This gecko lives in a relatively dry climate (semi-desert even desert). The temperatures are high during the day, going from 28 to 35°C at the hottest spots. the night the temperatures fall with 20-25°C.
During the winter, the temperature falls around 20°C the day and 15°C the night.

Breeding in captivity

A desert Terrarium is appropriate, with a Substrat composed of sand (calcic). To envisage a great thickness, because these geckos is sometimes digger, in particular females in period of laying.

Rocks can be useful for decoration and the climbing, and it is necessary to envisage hiding-places for each inhabitant. Attention with fixing well elements of decorations to avoid collapses.

Dimensioned food it is necessary to provide insects (cricket S for example) but the size of the insect should not exceed the size of the head of the gecko. In captivity, penserà to dope insects before giving them (in the nutritive ones with plants containing much calcium or by powdering them directly of calcium).

This species is regarded as relatively flexible. Despite everything it is necessary to avoid handling with share for the interventions necessary (cleaning/change terrarium, interventions on the animal…), because that stress the animal.

For incubation, one can use a box with a substrate (sand) and a water cap for the hygroscopy, with some regular holes for ventilation.

Food

It is a reptile Insectivore. It consumes the majority of the Insecte S of adapted size which pass to its range.

Where necessary out of calcium, these geckos consumes sometimes sand to get some.

Behavior

Maturity

These geckos is mature around 18 months for the females, and around 12 months for the males.

Sexage

The Hémipénis are visible under the skin with the base of the tail in the males.

the females are overall clearer.

Reproduction

The reproduction is started by the increase of the temperatures after the winter.

Layings

The female lays two at the same time eggs, all them approximately fourteen days. It can carry out up to ten layings during the été.
The eggs are in general deposited in a fresher and wetter endroi, with the shelters under branches or rocks for example.

Incubation

The eggs incubate during approximately two months. The sex of small is determined by the temperature of incubation. Temperatures towards 26°C give a majority of females, and starting from 30°C a majority of males.

The small ones

The small ones have the same needs that the adults, but consume preys of cut adapted of course.

Diseases

Philately

This species was represented on a stamp of Vietnam (1983, 30 X.).

See too

Photos :

Gekkota.com

Sheets of soin :

Geckoworld.co.uk (English)

Références :

Smith, M.A. 1935 Reptiles and Amphibia, vol. II. in: The fauna off British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor and Francis, London, 440 pp.
Rösler, Herbert 1995 Geckos der Welt - Gattungen Ale. Urania, Leipzig, 256 pp.
Khan, M.S. 2003 Anmerkungen zur Morphology, Verbreitung und den Habitatpräferenzen einiger pakistanischer Geckos. Sauria 25 (3): 35-47 in 25 (4): 27
Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogs off the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
Blyth, E. 1854 Homonota fasciata. p. 468. In: Jerdon, T.C. Catalog off reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula off India. Newspaper off the Asiatic Society off Bengal, 22: 462-479
Anderson, J.A. 1964 has Carryforward one the Gecko Teratolepis fasciata (BLYTH, 1853) J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 61 (1): 161-171
Atlas of the terrariophile Vol.3: the lizards . Animalia Editions, 2003. ISBN 2-9517895-2-1

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