Hemitheconyx

Hemitheconyx is a genus of geckos.<ref name=RDB/><ref name=ITIS/> Both species are found in Africa.<ref>Template:Cite iucn</ref><ref>Template:Cite iucn</ref> They are known as fat-tailed geckos and often resemble leopard geckos. In wild populations of Hemitheconyx, females have been observed to select nesting areas with a temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius near the upper pivotal temperature for its temperature-dependent sex determination system.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Species

There are two recognized species in the genus Hemitheconyx:<ref name=RDB/><ref name=ITIS/>

• Hemitheconyx caudicinctus (Duméril, 1851) – (African) fat-tailed gecko
• Hemitheconyx taylori Parker, 1930 – Taylor's fat-tail(ed) gecko