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Gekkonidae

Bibron's Gecko

Chondrodactylus bibronii

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. lllreptile.com

Photograph: Marius Burger · CC0

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Day

Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.

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Check your setup against this sheet I keep one 123 plants usable with this species
Back to the globe My keep

https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/chondrodactylus-bibronii

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warm end35–40 °C
cool end26–30 °C
Humidity40–50 %
Enclosure45×45×60

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
26–30°Cool side
35–40°Warm side
18–22°Night

Day: a real gradient, 35–40°C warm against 26–30°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 18–22°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 35-40 °C / cool 26-30 °C / night 18-22 °C

Humidity

40–50%Target RH

The sheet states40-50 %

UVB

Not needed for this species

Stated in the sheet, not inferred.

The sheet statesA basking lamp is sufficient for lighting, and ultraviolet lights are not necessary

Diet
will eagerly feed upon crickets, grasshoppers, mealworms and waxworms, and almost any other appropriately sized live food item

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

45 cm60 cm
warm side
50100150200 cm
45 × 45 × 60 cmWidth × depth × height
20dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesA terrarium measuring 45 x 45 x 60 cm is sufficient for an adult pair

Temperature
warm 35–40 °C / cool 26–30 °C / night 18–22 °C
Humidity
40-50 %

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Common questions

Does it bite?

It will. They are stocky and confident, and an adult bite pinches hard enough to make you drop it.

How big does it get?

Around 15 to 20 centimetres, thick-bodied and muscular for a gecko.

Is it easy to keep?

Very. It is one of the toughest geckos on insects, just not a friendly one.

Can I keep two together?

One male only. Males fight seriously and the loser gets injured.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 45 × 45 × 60 cmbecause enclosure — A terrarium measuring 45 x 45 x 60 cm is sufficient for an adult pair
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 35-40 °C / cool 26-30 °C / night 18-22 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 35-40 °C / cool 26-30 °C / night 18-22 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 35-40 °C / cool 26-30 °C / night 18-22 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 35-40 °C / cool 26-30 °C / night 18-22 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 40-50 %
No UVB: the sheet states none is neededbecause uvb — A basking lamp is sufficient for lighting, and ultraviolet lights are not necessary

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

lllreptile.com — lu le 2026-08-04thetyedyediguana.com — lu le 2026-08-04gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

Others in this group

Leopard GeckoEublepharis maculariusCrested GeckoCorrelophus ciliatusGargoyle GeckoRhacodactylus auriculatusAfrican Fat-tailed GeckoHemitheconyx caudicinctusTokay GeckoGekko geckoGolden geckoGekko badeniiLeachieRhacodactylus leachianusChahoua gecko (mossy prehensile-tail)Mniarogekko chahoua

What this sheet states

77%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.