Ambiguous Sex

[Dandizette]

So, I've got this gecko who is more than a bit ambiguous. It's got wonky genetics and was a rescue and rehabilitation from the Idaho Herpetological Society that they adopted out. I ended up picking the little gecko up and they assured me it was male, but now I'm really starting to question that.

It's just a pet, not a breeder, but with breeding season getting geared up, it's started to dig. A lot. Tore through most of the paper towel in all the hides (gonna put coco fiber in there to keep it from hitting glass now). But one thing that is very strange is that this gecko has V pores, six of them, to be exact- four on one side and two on the other. These six pores have the waxy secretion. There is no hemipenal bulge. The gecko is very large, far longer than any of my for sure females. Has anyone ever encountered this? Apparently intersex individuals can exist amongst leopard geckos, so is this what I've encountered? Or is it something that happened because of the bad breeder who the IHS rescued it from?

I'm at work right now, so I can't post pictures, but I will post them on request when I get home.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

I'm not very good with sexing leos, but I'd sure be interested to see pics anyway. I've never heard of such a thing, but I can't imagine it's impossible for you to have gotten one.

~Maggot

 

[acpart]

Request! Request!

Aliza

 

[Dandizette]

Okay! I have some pictures now of my strange little gecko.

This is Pazuzu!

Pazuzu is approximately 2-3 years old. The person who hatched this gecko allowed in breeding, incubated at weird temperatures and once put the gecko with a gecko double its size, so Pazuzu has a bit of a wonky arm, bone structure, and very oddly shaped eyes.

Next, here are the V pores and no bulge. You can see they are defined and secreting wax, but they are uneven and few in number. (Also disregard my shitty nail polish. It's the weekend- this is when I do touch ups.)

And finally, a side shot of Pazuzu walking- clearly no bulge from this view either.

 

[Ghostoftangerine17]

Pores look male... vent looks a little weird to me though.

What if it had its reptile penises removed?

 

[Dandizette]

Pores look male... vent looks a little weird to me though.

What if it had its reptile penises removed?

Right? He's very strange looking.

It's possible they were removed-or that he was born without the hemipenis. It's tough to say. But Pazuzu doesn't suffer from any problems because of his vent, at least. : )

 

[Ghostoftangerine17]

What's the purpose of the wax secretion you mentioned?

 

[katie_]

I think its just deformed