Zahoor-Salmi
Snow Leopard Gecko
Leopard geckos are related to many different geckos including the African fat-tailed gecko. There are four species however that are exceptionally closely related to the leopard gecko, one of which was previously included as a subspecies of leopard gecko:
Eublepharis angramainyu (Anderson & Leviton 1966)[3]
Eublepharis fuscus (Börner 1981)[3]
Eublepharis hardwickii (Gray 1827)[3]
Eublepharis turcmenicus (Darevsky 1977)[3]
In addition, there are five subspecies of leopard gecko:
Eublepharis macularius macularius,[1] the nomitive species
E. m. fasciolatus (Günther 1864),[4]
E. m. montanus (Börner 1976)[5]
E. m. smithi (Börner 1981)[5]
E. m. afghanicus (Börner 1976)
The native habitat of the leopard gecko is the rocky, dry grassland and desert regions of south-Asian Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-west India, and some parts of Iran. Winter temperatures in these areas can be quite low, below 10 °C (50 °F), forcing the animals underground into semi-hibernation, called brumation, living on fat reserves. Leopard geckos are crepuscular reptiles; they are limited to the burrows during the day but become active at dawn and dusk when the temperature is favorable.[6] These geckos are solitary, and do not usually live with other animals.
Snow Leopard Gecko
Leopard geckos are related to many different geckos including the African fat-tailed gecko. There are four species however that are exceptionally closely related to the leopard gecko, one of which was previously included as a subspecies of leopard gecko:
Eublepharis angramainyu (Anderson & Leviton 1966)[3]
Eublepharis fuscus (Börner 1981)[3]
Eublepharis hardwickii (Gray 1827)[3]
Eublepharis turcmenicus (Darevsky 1977)[3]
In addition, there are five subspecies of leopard gecko:
Eublepharis macularius macularius,[1] the nomitive species
E. m. fasciolatus (Günther 1864),[4]
E. m. montanus (Börner 1976)[5]
E. m. smithi (Börner 1981)[5]
E. m. afghanicus (Börner 1976)
The native habitat of the leopard gecko is the rocky, dry grassland and desert regions of south-Asian Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-west India, and some parts of Iran. Winter temperatures in these areas can be quite low, below 10 °C (50 °F), forcing the animals underground into semi-hibernation, called brumation, living on fat reserves. Leopard geckos are crepuscular reptiles; they are limited to the burrows during the day but become active at dawn and dusk when the temperature is favorable.[6] These geckos are solitary, and do not usually live with other animals.