Leaf Tailed Gecko (Saltuarius swaini)
- Regular price
- $299.90
- Sale price
Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko (Saltuarius swaini) for sale. The northern leaf-tailed gecko is Australia's largest gecko, a master of camouflage from the rainforests of north-east Queensland. Its broad, leaf-shaped tail and lichen-patterned skin let it vanish against bark, making it a superb display species.
Hand-picked from our network of 80+ Australian breeders and inspected before it comes to you. Reptiles are sold online only.
Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko Care Guide for Beginners
- Experience level: Intermediate
- Adult size: Up to around 30cm
- Lifespan: 10–15+ years
- Enclosure: A tall enclosure of at least 60 x 45 x 90cm with wide vertical cork bark.
- Temperature: Ambient 22–27°C, cooler nights of 18–20°C. Avoid temperatures above 28°C.
- Humidity: 60–80%, with misting in the evening and drying out during the day.
- Lighting: Low-level UVB (around 5%) on a 12-hour timer is beneficial.
- Substrate and décor: Rainforest Substrate Mix with leaf litter, moss, live plants and broad cork bark slabs.
- Diet: Insectivore: crickets, woodies and roaches every 2–3 days for adults. Dust with calcium.
- Handling: Best kept as a display animal. Can be defensive, so handle sparingly.
- Licence: A reptile licence is required in most Australian states before you buy. See our Reptile & Frog Licensing guide.
Everything you need: Rainforest Substrate Mix, Natural Cork Flat Background, Virgin Portuguese Cork Bark, Terrarium Misting Bottle.
New to keeping? Read our free care guides or contact our team for advice before your animal arrives.
Supplies ship within 1 to 2 business days, depending on stock, and usually arrive 1 to 3 days after dispatch.
Live animals ship on Mondays and Tuesdays only, so they are never in transit over a weekend. Order by 11am Sunday to ship that week. Orders containing a live animal ship together on the next live dispatch day.
We hold live animal orders during very hot or very cold weather and ship them once conditions are safe. We’ll let you know if your order is held.
We ship Australia-wide. Live animals cannot be shipped to the Northern Territory or Tasmania.
Read our full [Shipping Policy].
Our Surry Hills store is small, so we keep in-store stock deliberately limited. Not everything online is on the shelf, so call us on (02) 7813 9640 before visiting for a specific item.
All reptiles and amphibians are sold online only, due to permit requirements.
Visit us at Shop 5, 450 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010. Open Wednesday to Sunday.
Every live animal is checked before it leaves us and packed by an experienced keeper.
If your animal arrives dead, contact us within one hour of delivery with a photo, and we will send a replacement. You don’t pay shipping on the replacement. Photo helps us identify what caused death so we can help prevent it from happening again with your order, and others.
Someone needs to be home to receive the parcel. We can’t cover animals left at a depot, sent to an incorrect address, or reported more than an hour after delivery.
Reptiles and frogs: most states require a licence before you buy. After ordering, email your licence details to info@biotastudio.com.au or add them to your order notes. If we don’t have them, we’ll contact you by SMS or email before your order ships.
Insects, spiders and supplies: most don’t need a licence, but rules vary by state and species.
See our [Reptile & Frog Licensing Guide] for every state.
New to keeping reptiles, frogs or insects? Our free [Care Guides] cover housing, temperature, humidity and feeding for every species we sell. Need somewhere for your animal to live? Shop [Ready-made Enclosures] or have one [custom built]. Questions? [Contact us] and an experienced keeper will help.