Marbled Gecko Christinus marmoratus

Hi Ian, unfortunately we cannot confirm an identification without a photograph or specimen, our Herpetologist informs us that the Marbled Gecko is the only native species of gecko in the Melbourne/Werribee region.

Hi Sean - you probably don't need to do anything. You can most likely leave it be; they are pretty resourceful and come and go as they please in areas that suit them for food, shelter and temperature.

Hi Coco, if the gecko is a regular visitor to your window are you able to try and get some images and email them to discoverycentre@museum.vic.gov.au It is much easier for our Herpetologist to provide identifications with an image.

Hi David,

It is more likely that it fell in from the wall or ceiling and couldn’t climb out of the sink. These geckoes are pretty common in suburban gardens and around houses. They are often seen hiding in door frames, fire wood and under pot plants. This more likely than coming up through the drain.

Hi Sean, Crickets that are being kept as food animals need a good diet, as the health of your geckos can depend in part on the health of the crickets. Some breeders 'gut-load' their crickets with high-protein food a few days before feeding them off, as the extra protein is then passed on to the geckos. Other breeders 'calcium-load' their crickets with calcium powder, but this is most useful for frogs rather than reptiles. Both of these loadings are not essential for your geckos.

A good diet consists of a mix of whatever hard vegetables are available (e.g. carrots, sweet potato, pumpkin), softer vegetables (eg apples) and greens (e.g. lettuce, cabbage, endive) as well as dry dog or cat food. You can vary it over time and each component is not essential for every feed, but a mixture of foods will always be better than one type of food alone.

Hi JB - the information we have is on this is as follows: Marbled Geckos can be held without a licence - the list of all native wildlife that can be held without a licence can be found here

However, native wildlife cannot be collected from the wild and must be bought from a licenced dealer or a pet shop.

Hope this helps!

Hi Adrian, according to our Live Exhibits team here at Melbourne Museum, Marbled Geckos do best on a range of live insect food, such as cockroaches, mealworms and crickets. Any insects caught around the backyard would be suitable, otherwise those above can be purchased at many pet shops. The enclosure should be regularly misted so that the humidity stays around 75%, but a shallow dish of water is necessary as well.

Hi Deryn,

Marbled Geckos happily live inside homes around Melbourne and they will readily inhabit multistorey buildings including in the roof space. 

So they're very comfortable inside as well as outside. In Victoria you don't need a licence to keep a Marbled Gecko but it's illegal to collect them from the wild (which includes inside buildings). If you leave it where it is, it will retain its freedom whilst still being visible from time to time. 

Hi Kim,

There is only one species of Marbled Gecko, called Christinus marmoratus, however they can vary in appearance.
Another possibility is that your new lizards are not Marbled Gecko's. You are welcome to send photos to us via our Identification form, and we can determine what you have!