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Humid arboreal gecko

Leachianus gecko

Rhacodactylus leachianus

Kept the same way as the Chahoua gecko, crested gecko and gargoyle gecko, so they share one kit: the same heat, light, and humidity, sized to the animal.

Build a Leachianus gecko setup See the gear
Photograph of a Leachianus gecko
Photograph by Lennart Hudel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Care sheet

What it needs

We have taken these figures from published sources and are still checking them against our own experience. Treat them as a guide, and ask us before you buy.

Basking surface
29 to 31°C Measured on the surface the animal lies on, not in the air.
Daytime air
22 to 26°C The cool end, away from the lamp.
Night air
19 to 22°C
Humidity
60 to 80%
Adult length
23 to 43 cm
When it is active
Nocturnal
How it lives
Arboreal
Typical captive life
20 years
Longest recorded life
8 years A record from the literature, not what to expect. Most animals live well short of it.

Our reading of the literature, not veterinary advice. Animals vary, and so do rooms, so take these figures, and any setup the builder puts together, as a starting point, and ask a reptile vet about your own animal. Where the figures come from.

From the catalogue

Gear that suits a Leachianus gecko

Chosen for humid arboreal gecko. The setup builder puts the whole kit together, sized to the animal, with the reason for each piece.

Build the whole kit

Same care group

Kept the same way

Where it comes from

New Caledonia; Isle of Pine; Belep Isles (?) henkeli: restricted to the Ile des Pins south off New Caledonia;

Breeding: oviparous

Where the figures come from