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LEOPARD GECKO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eublepharis macularius
HOUSE NAME: "Rupert"
HABITAT: Desert habitats and arid grasslands throughout the Middle East.
CONSERVATION STATUS: Least Concern
FUN FACT:
Leopard geckos are insectivorous but are not dedicated to a single insect for their diet. They have been known to eat scorpions, centipedes, spiders, and beetles
DIET: Insectivores
DESCRIPTION:
The leopard gecko usually has a base color of yellow with irregular black spots on its back and a white belly. Their colors are variable, and breeders have expanded the color ranges possible in this species to include a “yellow phase”, “chocolate”, and albino versions. The juvenile pattern tends to look more like cross bands than spots of the adults.
FIND ME IN THE ZOO:
*Leopard Gecko are education animal ambassadors, their habitat is not viewable to public as they require privacy when not on program.
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