Common Leopard Gecko

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

• 💡 Very popular as a pet, most individuals sold in shops are captive-bred (benefit to humans noted by ADW).
• 💡 With a captive lifespan of about 22 years, keeping one means spending from elementary school entry into one's early 20s together (Comparison).
• 💡 A newly hatched juvenile's length of about 85 mm is almost identical to the long side of a credit card (about 85.6 mm) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.