Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis is a gecko from Vietnam. It lives in the limestone caves of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and uses special pads on its toes to climb wet rocks.
This species differs from other geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus by the special scale pattern and adaptation to life inside caves. It helps maintain the balance of insects in the cave ecosystem.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Worker
Elders
Tail size
Bro
birth time
ambush
Taxons
carnivore
Heavy rains in summer
if born as {name}
pursuit
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
Digits count
Actively chases and captures mobile prey in open space.
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age
t
When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Predator remains still and concealed before launching a sudden attack.
Human
birth date
no permanent shelter
Close
very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
nocturnal
The basics
active search and capture of prey
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
surface
adult
Maturity
centipedes
primary food sources
teeth
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
Searches for food on or among rocks and stony surfaces.
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Colors
vision
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Always hot
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Hot with heavy summer rains
Trophic type
Filters
Eyes color
On the map
lunge
all life stages
Female ♀
Body color
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
cave
tongue
birth year
Maturity
Age (from birth to death)
rock
sq mm
yr
Wanderers
Food items are collected from exposed outer surfaces of substrates.
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
spiders
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Digits size
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Regeneration
early young
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
live insects
Always hot and wet
This is me
from 11 to 16 grams, 1.5 – 12 centimeters
Foraging activity occurs primarily during nighttime hours.
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Gamers
hot, heavy rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
Pets
How are they built?
Indomalayan realm
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
mm
Theoretical lifespan
Indomalayan realm
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
live spiders — arachnids of all sizes
live centipedes and chilopod myriapods
{name} jubilee
Eyes size
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
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Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
mouth
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Tail color
celebrated their {n} birthday
insect
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Strawberry
Where are they found?
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
Primarily detects and locates food using eyesight.
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
Length
kg
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
Observations
◉{N} more on tap