Additional Resources

Further Reading

BION.com — Uroplatus pietschmanni-specific care sheet.

Chameleon Breeder Podcast: Satanic Leaf-Tailed Geckos with Lawrence Erickson — Interview with top U. phantasticus breeder, Lawrence Erickson, about caring for this species.

Geckos Unlimited — Very useful forums with threads about all aspects of modern Uroplatus care. Worth checking every once in a while to learn from the experiences of others, or to submit a question not answered here.

Reptiliatus — Youtube channel addressing the finer points of leaf-tailed gecko care (as well as other reptile/invertebrate topics), from building custom naturalistic enclosures to basic feeding and watering. Videos are very high quality, engaging, and informative.

The Sikorae Squad — (Facebook) Online community specifically for discussing U. sikorae.

Uroplatus/ Leaf-tail Geckos Owners and Breeders — (Facebook) Online community for discussing all things related to Uroplatus.

Uroplatus.org — This site has everything you could ask for about the Uroplatus genus and more, from data about their native habitat in Madagascar to breeding advice. I relied on it heavily in my research on these species.

Uroplatus phantasticus — Care sheet and website specifically for the Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko.

Scientific Papers

A new species of Uroplatus (Gekkonidae) from Ankarana National Park, Madagascar, of remarkably high genetic divergence by Ratsoavina et al. (2019)

Finaritra! A splendid new leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus) species from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar by Ratsoavina et al. (2019)

Two new species of leaf-tailed geckos (Uroplatus) from the Tsaratanana mountain massif in northern Madagascar by Ratsoavina et al. (2018)

Leaf-tailed Gecko Care: