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Marbled Velvet Gecko
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Marbled Velvet Gecko
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It is approx 95mm long from snout to vent. It lives in the top 2/3d's of Western Australia around rocks. Gecko's have 5 digits on all four feet. All except one species have claws. This photograph was taken at Perth Zoo. |
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This gecko was found quite by
accident at the Kennedy Ranges in the Gascoyne region of Western
Australia. I was hiking with my kids and I went to sit down and rest
on a rock that was unstable so I pushed the rock away and out ran this
cutie. The photo doesn't reflect the deep colours of yellow and
purple. |
The water fall at Kennedy Ranges is dry in October as this place gets summer rain and not winter rain like in the south-west of Western Australia. |
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What does it eat? The Northern Velvet Gecko apparently can survive for up to 12months without eating by its fat reserves in its tail. But I do not know if it is the same for this Marble Velvet gecko.
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This geckos skin feels like velvet, other geckos have nearly transparent skin where you can see their internal organs and others can have coarse or spiny skin. A gecko sheds it skin as a single piece or in pieces. |
Photographed at Perth Zoo |
Update;
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This Marbled Velvet gecko was seen in the Gascoyne/Murchison area at Bilung Pool in December. It was a large gecko that came out on this tree right next to the picnic table where my children and I were having dinner. It didn't mind the noise but it was afraid of the camera lens.
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Bilung Pool |
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