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Electric blue gecko

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Quick facts

Lifespan

Lifespan

Not well-studied

Estimated 5 years or more

Diet

Diet

A variety of small insects

Habitat

Habitat

Tropical rainforests

Range

Range

Tanzania

In Africa

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The electric blue geckos

Same species, different shades

Same species, different shades

Males have a bright turquoise-blue body with a striking orange belly. Females and subordinate males tend to be greenish-bronze with bluish overtones and a cream or pale orange underside. From the time they’re hatched till they reach sexual maturity, both male and female young look like adult females, just tinier. Females retain the same colour throughout their life but males develop in one of two ways. Males kept solo and males that have dominant personalities will develop the famed electric blue colour. Non-dominant males look just like females and can only be differentiated by their femoral pores.
Of courtship and eggs

Of courtship and eggs

To court a female, the male flattens his body, puffs out his black throat patch and bobs his head. After courtship, females usually lay one or two eggs, every four weeks during the breeding season. An egg-gluer, she sticks her eggs onto the surface of any suitable substrate she can find, taking pains to ensure they’re hidden from sight. The white, hard-shelled eggs may take anywhere from 50 days to three months to hatch.
Poached from homes of pandan

Poached from homes of pandan

This diurnal gecko is found only in Tanzania's Kimboza and Ruvu Forest Reserves, where it dwells exclusively on pandan plants, which are associated with swamps or limestone within the forest. Each plant usually has a male, one or more females and several juveniles living among its thick stalks and above-ground roots. Because of this, the geckos were easily targeted by poachers. In 2005, when the first electric blue geckos appeared on the market, reptile enthusiasts worldwide fell in love with their electric blue colour. An alarming 15% of the wild population was illegally removed and exported for the pet trade between 2005 and 2009.

Special experiences

Baby Boom

RepTopia hatchery

Come visit our little electric blue gecko hatchlings here! To date, we’ve welcomed more than eight newborns. Unlike the brilliantly-hued dominant males, these little ones are green or copper in colour. The wee critters are less than a centimetre long when they’re first hatched. Our keepers keep a keen eye on the older hatchlings to make sure they don’t pick on the younger ones.

Together, we protect wildlife

Lighting up the electric blue’s future

Lighting up the electric blue’s future

Ongoing deforestation in the form of activities like illegal timber logging and clearing for agriculture, combined with the increasing fire outbreaks, are resulting in the loss and fragmentation of these geckos’ habitat. The very limestone formations where the pandanus (their host plants) grow are being mined.

They’re also heavily collected for the pet trade. The hope is for hobbyists to become aware of these geckos' fragile position in the wild and support a halt to illegal trade.

Our hatchlings add to the 250-strong population in zoos worldwide. The species will soon be managed internationally under a European Studbook Programme.

IUCN 级别

CR

极危

在野外面临极高的灭绝风险

IUCN 濒危物种红色名录

IUCN 濒危物种红色名录

《IUCN 濒危物种红色名录》被普遍认为是全球最全面客观评估动植物种群保育级别的标准性文件。

DT

Data Deficient

Unknown risk of extinction

LC

无危

灭绝风险相对较低

NT

近危

在不久的将来可能成为易危物种

VU

易危

在野外面临高灭绝风险

EN

濒危

在野外面临很高的灭绝风险

CR

极危

在野外面临极高的灭绝风险

EW

野外灭绝

仅存活于人工养殖环境

EX

灭绝

野外与人工养殖环境均无存活个体

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