The leopard gecko's scientific name is Eublepharis macularius. Eublepharius is the name for geckos with movable eyelids, and toes that have claws but no lamellae (the thin flat scale that lets it climb vertically).
The habitat that it lives in is under rocks with shade. Its Geographic Range is in Iran, Afghanistan, Western India, and Pakistan.
In the classroom, it is in a cage with water and a turtle shell to hide under. It eats crickets and mealworms in the classroom. In the wild it eats all kinds of insects, like fruit flies, mealworms, crickets, and small cockroaches. The leopard gecko doesn't have very many predators, but two are dogs and sometimes humans. If it can't find any food, it can use some of the food that has been stored in it's tail.
The leopard gecko's life cycle is kind of weird compared to humans. The leopard gecko is able to take care of itself right after it hatches. In two days it is ready to hunt and watch out for predators. We humans can't even walk right after we are born, let alone take care of ourselves. Its lifespan is around 16 years. The longest one has ever lived in captivity is 20 years. Nobody knows how long they live in the wild, but they do know that they live alone.
The leopard gecko doesn't bear, care or rear its young. Once an egg is obtained, the female lays it, then leaves.
Some interesting things about the leopard gecko are that if you keep the egg warm, it will be a male, and if you keep it cooler, it will be female. If you put the gecko up to the light, you can see through it at the ear holes. Small babies act tough when in danger by raising up on all fours, and hissing small screams. Something else that is interesting, is it eats the shell when it hatches, and eats its old skin when it sheds it.
The leopard gecko on the left is shedding its old skin