Gehyra Marginata are large bodied arboreal geckos that originate from New Guinea. They are a large bodied gecko. There doesn’t seem to be very much information available regarding them and the majority of information I have gathered is from other keepers. I did manage to find this information and I hope that the site owners won’t mind me linking to it, as it’s a very good and concise care sheet, they also have some amazing photographs on their gallery and I was unable to locate the contact section to seek permission, so I hope they will forgive me. Wild Eye Retiles They are very often sold as Gehyra Vorax or Halmahera geckos. G.Vorax I believe is the considerably rarer and more expensive species. They are also referred to as the ‘Poor Mans Leachie’ as they are not dissimilar to the Giant Geckos from the Rhacodactylus family, although their temperament I am lead to believe is in no way similar, and from my own now personal experience of their skittishness I am in no rush to handle them until I can breed from them and then gently handle the progeny.

These geckos are arboreal with the same ‘sticky feet’ as the crested geckos, but are lightening fast and generally not to be handled. They can and will bite, and their skin is very fragile. Having said that they are a very good display species and many breeders are now working with hatchlings and acclimatising them to handling, although they will probably be a species that will only tolerate handling for short periods and will still need to be handled very gently.

I have to confess that these were my first ‘impulse’ buy as I found them fascinating to look at, and I’m hoping that at some point in the future they will reward my efforts with eggs.

Hopefully breeding in 2008.

Gehyra Marginata Gallery