Hemidactylus imbricatus
Viper gecko
A small terrestrial cage with tight hides. The older name Teratolepis fasciata still appears on sales lists.
Legal status
- Check local rules
Hemidactylus imbricatus 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
- 25–32°C
- Basking
- 32–34°C
- UVB
- Ferguson zone 1. About 0.1–0.7
- Humidity
- 40–60%
- Minimum enclosure
- About 45 × 30 × 30 cm for one adult
- Adult size
- About 8–10 cm.
- Lifespan
- Often 6–10 years is reported.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Diet and feeding
Small insects. Juveniles every other day. Adults every 2–3 days.
Substrate
Paper, or a thin dry soil mix.
Health
Dehydration and stuck shed. They are small, so a missed week of food shows up fast on a scale.
Handling
Optional and brief. They are fragile.
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.