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Sphaerodactylidae

Frog-eyed Gecko

Teratoscincus scincus

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. reptiles.swelluk.com

Photograph: Dmitry Ivanov · CC BY

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warm end30–32 °C
cool end22–25 °C
Humidity40 %
Enclosure91×61×61
Frog-eyed Gecko (Teratoscincus scincus), photographed in the wild
Photograph · Kudaibergen Amirekul · CC BY-SA

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.

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
22–25°Cool side
30–32°Warm side
15°Night

Day: a real gradient, 30–32°C warm against 22–25°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 15°C.

Why

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

The sheet stateswarm 30-32 °C / cool 22-25 °C / night 15 °C

Humidity

40%Target RH

The sheet statesthe required 40%

UVB

T5 7%UVI 7

The sheet states2 - 3 UVI (7% Shade Dweller or 6% T5 - enclosure height dependent)

Diet
a good variety of live food, such as crickets, locust, cockroaches and worms

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

30–32 °C40 % RHUVB tube3 ft2 ft
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
3 × 2 × 2 ft · 91 × 61 × 61 cmWidth × depth × height
56dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: 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 statesminimum of a 3 x 2 x 2ft enclosure

Temperature
warm 30–32 °C / cool 22–25 °C / night 15 °C
Humidity
40%

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 make noise?

Yes, it squeaks and rattles its tail scales when annoyed, and it is surprisingly loud for such a small animal.

Can I handle it?

Very little. Its skin is famously thin and tears if you grip it, so scoop rather than grab.

What do I need for it?

A deep dry sand bed for burrowing, solid hides and a dry basking area at one end.

Does it bite?

Rarely, and it is far too small to do any harm.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 91 × 61 × 61 cmbecause enclosure — minimum of a 3 x 2 x 2ft enclosure
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 30-32 °C / cool 22-25 °C / night 15 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 30-32 °C / cool 22-25 °C / night 15 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 30-32 °C / cool 22-25 °C / night 15 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 30-32 °C / cool 22-25 °C / night 15 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — the required 40%
UVB 7-7% (T5), stated as requiredbecause uvb — 2 - 3 UVI (7% Shade Dweller or 6% T5 - enclosure height dependent)

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

Sources

reptiles.swelluk.com — lu le 2026-08-04joshsfrogs.com — lu le 2026-08-04geckotime.com — lu le 2026-08-04gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

Others in this group

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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.