Gonatodes vittatus - Tiny Jewels

[sciteacher]

Well, the next chapter in my "updating the website" photoshoots... Gonatodes vittatus. I picked up a couple of unsexed babies early this spring. I'll admit it was kind of on a whim. I saw them posted, did a little research, and was struck by the bright coloration of the males, so I picked them up. I was a little shocked at how tiny the babies were. I'm glad I raise lateralis roaches, because the tiniest newborn nymphs were just the right size for these little guys. It's now obvious that I have a couple of males, as their bright coloration has begun to come in. Females don't have the bright white stripe. I'm not sure at the moment if I'm going to try to find a female or 2 to attempt breeding this species in the future or not. I do enjoy watching these brilliantly colored little guys, but I'm not sure if I want to dip that far into the "microgecko" world right now LOL. Anyway, here they are...

Gary

 

[Smidget88]

gary, I am lookin at the pics, it looks liek to me they have those swiveling chameleon eyes? Do they have eyes light that? or do i need my eyes checked? lol

 

[sciteacher]

Yep, they can move their eyes independently. I don't think they can move them as independently as a chameleon. I've only been keeping them for several months, and they're so tiny, it's hard to closely observe the eyes. Sometimes I don't appreciate how spectacular some of the smaller geckos are until I take some closeups of them LOL.