African Fat-Tailed Gecko
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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
| - | [[Image: | + | [[Image:African_Fat_Tail.jpg|thumb|left|Photo by [http://www.thereptilefile.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=218 RosenKrieger]]] |
African Fat-Tailed geckos are a type of gecko from Western Africa, ranging from Senegal to Cameroon. Like other geckos, never handle the African Fat-Tailed Geckos by their tail, it can be dropped in defense. The tail will grow back, but will never look the same, often shorter and fatter. | African Fat-Tailed geckos are a type of gecko from Western Africa, ranging from Senegal to Cameroon. Like other geckos, never handle the African Fat-Tailed Geckos by their tail, it can be dropped in defense. The tail will grow back, but will never look the same, often shorter and fatter. | ||
== Advanced == | == Advanced == | ||
=== Sexing === | === Sexing === | ||
| - | + | African Fat-Tailed Gecko's are easy to sex when they are older. Males have V-shaped pre-anal pores and a hemipenal bulges as the base of the tail. Females have less noticeably pores and no bulge. | |
== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||
