Just got my first geckos and they are reallysmall and bought as Ant Hill Geckos although i cant find anything on the net about them or any pics anywhere near resembling them so if anyone could help i would be most grateful


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Im assuming I have males and females although I dont know if I have two males or two females!!!

Nice Geckos. You pick 'em up?

Just bought them but want to know what they are exactly so I can make habitat to suit they seem pretty happy mind

[tryme]

It's always a good idea to know what you are purchasing before hand so you can gather all the right information on care etc as you can cause unnecessary suffering to animals for the sake of your own "wants and needs"

Just my tip for the future.

I went on advice of the shop i purchased them from but as i say I want to enhance the habitat into a more natural setting but without knowing exactly what they are and where they are from I cannot do this and as of yet nobody has managed to help me out.

ive trawled net for literally hours and cant find a single gecko remotely like these

[tryme]

Well you could ring the shop and ask or go in and ask?

Ok Ive managed to locate what they are and they are incredibly rare Saurodactylus fasciatus (Banded Toed Gecko}
This species is endemic to a small area of northern Morocco between the Middle Atlas Mountains, the Rif Mountains and the coast. It appears to have a fragmented distribution
Listed as Vulnerable because its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km², its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.
It is found on a semi-arid plateau that reaches the coast at one point, the foothills of the Middle Atlas Mountains and Rif Mountains, and has also been recorded from forested areas. Females have three clutches per year with two eggs each.
The habitat of this species is being lost through ongoing agricultural intensification and urbanisation in the region.
The species is currently unprotected, and there is a need to establish protected areas to conserve important populations.

So looks as though I really need to establish a decent colony if I can to help protect the species

Ther are two other sub species:

Saurodactylus brosseti





Saurodactylus mauritanicus