Range: Africa, desert North.

Habitat: Arid regions 

Natural Diet: Small insects

Diet at Rain Forest: Small insects

Size: 3-6 inches in total length

RainForest Facts:

Leopard geckos are indigenous to the deserts and semi-arid grasslands of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Nocturnal by nature, these geckos spend their days hiding in rock crevices or in deep, moist burrows to escape the blazing heat.

Leopard geckos in captivity can become quite tame and actually seem to seek out attention by humans.  Females deposit one or two soft leathery eggs, the eggs require approximately 80 days to hatch.  Many unusual color variations of the leopard gecko are now being produced by breeders in captivity.

Status in Wild: Numbers are rapidly declining in the wild.

RainForest Adventures zoo, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee near Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge TN