- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold gargoyle gecko, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the gargoyle gecko
The gargoyle gecko is a nocturnal, tree-dwelling lizard found only at the southern end of the island of New Caledonia, where it lives in scrub forest. It gets its name from the bumps on its head that look like horns or ears. It has a thin prehensile tail, small adhesive toe pads and a varied diet of arthropods, other lizards including geckos and skinks, and plant matter such as flower parts and sap. Females lay two eggs per clutch, which hatch 60 to 90 days later, and may produce eight or nine clutches a year. Its colors range from grey and brown to yellow, orange and red.
Gargoyle Gecko facts
- The species name auriculatus is Latin for 'eared', a reference to the bumps on its head.
- A gargoyle gecko can leap almost three times its body length to reach a vine or branch.
- Females can lay eight or nine clutches of two eggs in a single year.
- On rare occasions, gargoyle geckos can reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis.
Where to see gargoyle gecko in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
Find the closest one
Rank the 3 zoos holding gargoyle gecko by how far they are from you. Your location is used in your browser to sort this list and is never sent to us.
1 more zoo holds gargoyle gecko but has no coordinates on file yet, so it isn't ranked here. It's in the full list below.
California· 1
New York· 1
Ohio· 1
Texas· 1
AZAThe Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Accredited members have passed an independent inspection of animal care and welfare, safety, conservation and education, repeated every five years. Many smaller facilities never apply, so “not accredited” isn't a verdict on its own. What accreditation means · How we check this
Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
