Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "katantan katantanwa" yana nufin katantanwa na ƙasa gama gari wanda yawanci ake samu a lambuna da sauran wuraren waje. Sau da yawa ana gano katantanwa na lambun da bawonsu masu zagaye, waɗanda galibi launin ruwan kasa ne ko launin toka kuma suna da salo na musamman. Wadannan katantanwa ciyayi ne kuma suna ciyar da tsire-tsire da kayan lambu iri-iri, kuma ana iya ɗaukar su kwari a wasu wuraren noma. Har ila yau, a wasu lokuta ana adana katantanwa a matsayin dabbobi, musamman ta masu sha'awar ajiye katantanwa a matsayin wani ɓangare na terrarium ko wasu ƙananan dabbobi.