Leopard gecko
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
A leopard gecko can lick its own eyes with its long tongue.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Leopard gecko
- Scientific name
- Eublepharis macularius
- Japanese name
- ヒョウモントカゲモドキ
- Group
- Amphibians and reptiles
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Eublepharidae
- Genus
- Eublepharis
How the Leopard gecko lives
It shelters under rocks or in burrows by day and is active at night. In the wild, it eats scorpions, spiders, beetles and other prey. When it sheds, it eats the discarded skin.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- females 18–20 cm, males 20–28 cm
- Weight
- 50–80 g
- Active
- At dawn and dusk
- Diet
- Crickets, locusts, moth larvae, mealworms, springtails, grasshoppers and nesting mice
- Range
- Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and northwest India
Where the Leopard gecko has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ヒョウモントカゲモドキ
- 简体中文
- 豹纹守宫
- 繁體中文
- 豹紋守宮
- 한국어
- 표범도마뱀붙이
- Español
- Gecko leopardo
- Français
- Gecko léopard
- Deutsch
- Leopardgecko
- Português (Brasil)
- Lagartixa-leopardo
- Italiano
- Geco leopardo
- العربية
- برص النمر الشائع
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Tokek Leopard
- Tiếng Việt
- Thằn lằn báo đốm
- Türkçe
- Leopar gekosu
- اردو
- تیندوا چھپکلی
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- San Diego Zoo — Leopard geckoChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Eublepharis maculariusChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Leopard gecko, look for this
- Look for the small claws at the ends of its toes.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
San Diego ZooEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Leopard gecko
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Hokkaido
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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