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Geckos can mate through sexual reproduction, but female geckos can reproduce on their own without a male. The female becomes bloated in a stage referred to as "pregnancy". | Geckos can mate through sexual reproduction, but female geckos can reproduce on their own without a male. The female becomes bloated in a stage referred to as "pregnancy". | ||
She then lays small, sticky, hard eggs on virtually any surface. The female does not produce large litters like other reptiles | She then lays small, sticky, hard eggs on virtually any surface. The female does not produce large litters like other reptiles. The female usually produces about two one-embryo eggs per pregnancy. The eggs are sticky at first, but harden after a short time. The female gecko will usually abandon her eggs. In some cases geckos have been recorded as eating their young after birth. | ||
Some species are parthenogenic, the females capable of reproducing without copulating with a male. This improves the geckos' ability to spread to new islands. | Some species are parthenogenic, the females capable of reproducing without copulating with a male. This improves the geckos' ability to spread to new islands. | ||
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[[Image:32531388 6dc8d092fd.jpg|thumb|150px|Right|Gecko Nest Underneath Bridge]] | [[Image:32531388 6dc8d092fd.jpg|thumb|150px|Right|Gecko Nest Underneath Bridge]] | ||
== Habitat == | == Habitat == | ||
