Male or Female

[nycherper]

Hey guys, can somenoe help me wit hthe gender of this Uroplatus sikorae?

And here is the wonder cutie. My favorite above all

 

[Crested Geckos]

Are all three pics of the same animal? If so, that's a Uroplatus fimbriatus, and it looks to be male. You can tell it's a giant by the red markings on the eyes.....How big is it?

 

[nycherper]

finbriatus!? I thought this whole time it was a sikorae! It is about 11 inches.
It also has the fringe running along its body and on it's head.

 

[crestedgex1]

Yeah thats U.fimbriatus lol

 

[nycherper]

oh, i always thought it was sikorae. Any idea on teh sex?

 

[Crested Geckos]

Yeah, sikorae only get 6-7 inches max; it seems to be a male developing his "organs"....I might be wrong, it could just be a really masculine female!

 

[crestedgex1]

I think it may be male also. I may be wrong too.

 

[oscar]

lol.. i was looking thinking.. wow.. i really dont know my Uro's. i could swear thats a fimb, s/he looks nothing like mine.

Scott

 

[nycherper]

Ok now that the species is cleared up, what is the sex?

 

[Crested Geckos]

Give me a SIDE view of the cloaca and I'll be able to tell you.

 

[miguel camacho!]

yea, it's a fimbriatus and it is definitely a male.

 

[nycherper]

Can someone post a male and female uroplatus fimbriatus so i can compare the sizes of the vent? Just wanna make sure its a male so I can get some females.

 

[WildEyeReptiles]

Male:

Female:

 

[nycherper]

Shoudla cleared that up. I shot of the cloaca was what i was looking for.

 

[miguel camacho!]

dude, it's pretty obvious when it comes to telling the difference between males and females. that blocky swelling at the underside of the very base of your gecko's tail is characteristic of the hemipene of your gecko. i would say its safe to go ahead and order females for him. females will have no such swollen area.

 

[Crested Geckos]

Your fim is 100% male. -Josh