Gecko Sexing 101

The following pics show average adult vent shots and the basic features for sexing that species.

Diplodactylus sp. and similar (Lucasium, Rynchoedura)

FEMALE MALE

MALE – note the cluster of spines at the front edge of the hemipenal bulge. Hemipenal bulges in these species can shrink in the non breeding season but the spine cluster can always be used for sexing