Leopard gecko
Eublepharis macularius (Blyth, 1854)
The leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius), also called the common leopard gecko or spotted fat-tailed gecko, is a lizard in the family Eublepharidae, suborder Gekkota. It is a small reptile with a body length of 12.51 cm and an adult body mass of 35.39 g, with reported values from 35.24 g to 35.53 g.
Quick facts about the leopard gecko
It reaches sexual maturity at 400 days (1.1 years), lays 2 eggs per clutch with 2.25 clutches per year, and its eggs incubate for 53 days. The leopard gecko has a lifespan of 28.5 years and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- 35.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 12.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- 28.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desert, grassland, rockysrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 53 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 13.1 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2.25src for Litters or clutches a year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the leopard gecko?
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Where does the leopard gecko live?
Not recorded
What is the leopard gecko?
The leopard gecko or common leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is a ground-dwelling gecko native primarily to the rocky dry grassland and desert regions of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. The leopard gecko is a popular pet, and due to extensive captive breeding it is sometimes considered as the first domesticated species of lizard.
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Is the leopard gecko endangered?
The leopard gecko is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the leopard gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyEublepharidae
- genusEublepharis
- SpeciesEublepharis macularius (Blyth, 1854)
Synonyms Cyrtodactylus macularius, Cyrtodactylus madarensis, Eublepharis fasciolatus, Eublepharis gracilis
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Common leopard geckoEnglish
- Spotted fat-tailed geckoEnglish
- saltarrostru lleoparduAsturian
- LeopardgeckoGerman
- Pakistanischer FettschwanzgeckoGerman
- leopardgekkoNorwegian Bokmål
- LuipaardgekkoDutch
- leopardji gekonSlovenian
- 豹紋守宮Chinese
Relatives of the leopard gecko
Other species in the same genus Eublepharis.
Turkmenistan eyelid gecko
Eublepharis turcmenicus
Iraqi eyelid gecko
Eublepharis angramainyu
Western Indian leopard gecko
Eublepharis fuscus
East Indian leopard gecko
Eublepharis hardwickii
Satpura eyelid gecko
Eublepharis satpuraensis
Painted leopard gecko
Eublepharis pictus
CompareLeopard gecko vs Turkmenistan eyelid geckoLeopard gecko vs Iraqi eyelid geckoLeopard gecko vs Western Indian leopard geckoLeopard gecko vs East Indian leopard gecko
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the leopard gecko?
The leopard gecko is a reptile, a lizard in the suborder Gekkota and the family Eublepharidae.
How big is a leopard gecko?
The leopard gecko has a body length of 12.51 cm and an adult body mass of 35.39 g. It falls in the small size class.
Is the leopard gecko endangered?
No. The leopard gecko is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does a leopard gecko live?
The leopard gecko has a lifespan of 28.5 years.
How many eggs does a leopard gecko lay?
The leopard gecko lays 2 eggs per clutch, with 2.25 clutches per year. The eggs incubate for 53 days.
When does a leopard gecko reach sexual maturity?
The leopard gecko reaches sexual maturity at 400 days, or 1.1 years.
What is the scientific name of the leopard gecko?
The scientific name of the leopard gecko is Eublepharis macularius, with the authority written as (Blyth, 1854).
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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