Marbled Gecko Australia

Marbled geckos mate in late summer to early autumn.

Marbled gecko australia.

The southern marbled gecko is actually common your house may have geckos living under eaves and biulding crevices. They make their home in woodlands grassland and shrubland. The females retain sperm over winter until fertilisation which occurs in the late spring to early summer. At night they are often seen around external lights where they hunt insects attracted to the light.

They primarily feed on insects but may also eat small reptiles. Look for the droppings the dung looks like sparrow droppings black thinner than mouse droppings but capped in a white crystalline excressence in impossible situations like upside down under an eave. The marbled gecko has fat reserves in their tail and can be disconnected from their tail when threatened to aid in their escape. You re most likely to find them between pieces of wood in your garden in your roof or even indoors behind a picture frame.

Photographs distribution map and other information on marbled gecko christinus marmoratus at the australian reptile online database. Marbled geckos are actually quite common in some parts of melbourne but people rarely see them because they are nocturnal. Christinus marmoratus also known as marbled gecko or marbled southern gecko is a species of gekkonidae gecko native to southern mainland of australia from victoria to western australia the species is well adapted to a variety of habitats including city dwellings. In captivity they can be fed on a number of commercially available insects such as crickets woodies silkworms and mealworms small amounts.

The marbled gecko is a small soft bellied lizard up to 150mm long. Marbled velvet geckoes are carnivores. Found in woodpiles under fallen logs or timber in trees and urban areas. Most australian geckos are insectivorous reptiles that naturally consume a wide variety of invertebrates.