Nephrurus levis
Smooth knob-tailed gecko
A dry terrestrial cage with a moist burrow and a warm hide.
Legal status
- Check local rules
Nephrurus levis is not recorded here as listed in the CITES Appendices. No EU wildlife-trade annex was verified for this species, so the annex field is empty. It is not marked on the EU list of invasive alien species and it is not marked as venomous. National and regional rules can still restrict keeping. Check local rules before you keep, move, or rehome an animal. This record is not a permit and not legal advice.
Official sourceNot legal advice. Rules differ by country, and sometimes by region. Check the law that applies to you.
- Temperature
- 24–32°C
- Basking
- 32–35°C
- UVB
- Ferguson zone 1. About 0.1–0.7, with a warm surface rather than a desert UVB lamp in the animal’s face
- Humidity
- 30–40%
- Minimum enclosure
- About 60 × 45 × 30 cm for one adult
- Adult size
- About 10 cm.
- Lifespan
- Often 10–15 years.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Diet and feeding
Insects, dusted with calcium. Juveniles every other day. Adults two or three times a week.
Substrate
A dry sand-soil mix deep enough to burrow, only if the animal is warm enough to pass it. Paper is safer for a new keeper.
Health
Impaction and stuck shed if the moist retreat is missing.
Handling
Short sessions. Do not pinch the tail knob.
Husbandry ranges are general guidance for captive care, not a veterinary prescription or a permit. Confirm the gradient with your own thermometers. UV zones follow Baines et al., Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 4(1), 2016, https://www.jzar.org/jzar/article/view/150. Legal fields use the source link on this species and stay empty when an annex was not verified.