Mourning Gecko

Like most geckos these little guys feed on insects and flower nectar. They are said to be found in Japan, lucky lizards get to feed on cherry blossoms. If you ever get the chance to see this lizard is during the night. They sleep all day and party all night! Now these are some lizards I can hang with.

Reproduction is different when it comes to mourning geckos. The female does not need the male around to fertilize the eggs. Talk about being independent. Females engage in pseudocopulation (look for definition at the end), stimulating both to produce viable eggs. Mourning geckos stick their eggs on surfaces to make sure they are protected. Most clutches consist of two eggs. They are laid about two to three weeks apart from one another.

Pseudocopulation:
Describes the behavior similar to copulation that serve a reproductive function for one or both participants, but do not involve actual sexual union between individuals.