Crested Gecko

One of my absolute favourite geckos are the Crested Gecko (Rhacodactylus ciliatus), a gecko that has a rather fascinating history. They where thought to be more or less extinct, but in 1994 it was rediscovered on the islands of New Caledonia. Some specimens was brought back to Europe, and these are now the forefathers to all the millions of Crested Geckos in captivity today.

These geckos reach ages of 15-20 years, and grow to 12-18cm

Green Tree Python

Now it's time to show you a beautifull pair of Green Tree Pythons (Morelia viridis) - These two live in beautifull surroundings in Oslo, Norway - Named Monty and Modesty by their owner

These snakes are originally from Indonesia, Northern Australia and Papua New-Guinea. They grow to 120-200 cm, and are an arboreal species, living in rainforests.

They start out as either red or yellow, and as they grow they gradually get greener, until they are about 1-2 years old, and are fully green (or in some cases green and yellow) They can also have beatifull blue and white markings, depending on which locality they are from.






On all these shots I used my old Nikon D300, on the first shots with a macro lens - On the last shot I used a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 (@ 48mm).

Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko

Continuing to post pictures from the archives - This time a fantastic little critter (literally). The Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus)

A rather small gecko, app 7-15 cm in overall length. They are endemic to Madagascar.
Take a close look at their tails, a near perfect mimic to a dead fig leaf.











All the pictures are of captive specimens, the 3 first ones in Oslo, Norway. The last one in a private park on Madagascar.

Leopard Gecko

Hi there,

I'm starting of this blog with a collection of my "older" pictures - I'll try to post them by either one species pr.post or one family pr.post.

First out is the lovable Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

These pictures is a mix of privatly kept animals, and some zoo animals.