Nephrurus milli

[paul]

I have just acquired 3 Nephrurus milli, 2 males and 1 female!

What i would like to know is how many eggs do they lay at a time. The person where i got them from had only one egg last year.

Is the incubation the same as for leo's?

Any other tips will be appreciated.

thanks

paul

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Hi Paul! Your milii are no longer classified as Nephrurus... they are now Underwoodisaurus milii. They lay two eggs at a time, and they can be incubated the same as Leopard Gecko eggs! I keep mine on a substrate which is 50% Jurassic Sand and 50% peat moss. They require some humidity, so mist the cool side of their enclosure daily. Also, they do not tolerate heat the way a leo does, so keep the warm end of their enclosure between 80-84.

Hope this helps!

 

[paul]

When did their classification change? I thought it was originally Underwoodisaurus.

Thanks for the information though. Will keep you updated on the progress.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

The name was changed back to Underwoodisaurus in 2001.

The EMBL Reptile Database:
Changes 2001
http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~uetz/db-info/changes2001.html

Partway down the page you'll see:
B. Name changes (i.e. no entry has been been deleted) including gender changes, corrected misspellings and real name changes:

Gekkonidae Nephrurus milii changed to Underwoodisaurus milii


More detailed history of name changes at http://srs.embl-heidelberg.de:8000/srs5bin/cgi-bin/wgetz?-e+[REPTILIA-Species:%27Underwoodisaurus_SP_milii%27]

 

[paul]

thank you!