We studied growth rates in four eublepharid species in which mass-metabolic allometry was available from the literature. The lizards were reared in a common garden environment and the growth data were analysed using the production/growth model (W e s t et al. 2001: Nature 413: 628–631). The model fits well our data in eublepharid geckos, and thus the applicability of this model to reptile growth was demonstrated. Estimated values of growth-rate parameter (a) fell within the range known in other ectotherm animals. As expected from theoretical parameter derivation, species sharing the same mass-metabolic allometry (Eublepharis macularius, Coleonyx mitratus, Coleonyx elegans) show comparable a in spite of considerable interspecific differences in asymptotic body mass. Moreover, in accordance with theoretical predictions, the only examined species with the elevated metabolic scaling, i.e. Coleonyx brevis, showed higher a than the other species.