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The tropical house gecko is a small lizard, having an average total length of 10–12.7 centimetres (3.9–5.0 in) (including tail) [5] and an average mass of 4.6 grams (0.16 oz). Females are on average somewhat larger than males, with the male average snout-to-vent length (SVL) being 51.56 mm (2.030 in) and the female average SVL being 54.47 ...
Gekkonid Geckos: Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status Hemidactylus brookii: Spotted House Gecko: Introduced Hemidactylus frenatus: Common House Gecko: Introduced Hemidactylus mabouia: Tropical House Gecko: Introduced Hemidactylus palaichthus: Antilles Leaf-toed Gecko: Caribbean lowlands: Lepidodactylus lugubris: Mourning Gecko ...
The common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia as well as Near Oceania. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tiktiki, chipkali [3] or moon lizard. These geckos are nocturnal; hiding during the day and foraging for insects at night.
The Tasmanian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus tasmani), also known commonly as Tasman's tropical house gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe . [ 2 ]
Geckos Species Common name(s) Notes Image Hemidactylus mabouia: House gecko: Introduced. Sphaerodactylus fantasticus: Fantastic least gecko: Thecadactylus rapicauda: Turnip-tailed gecko: Iguanas and Anolids Species Common name(s) Notes Image Anolis ferreus: Morne Constant anole: Endemic. Formerly described as a subspecies of A. marmoratus.
Mediterranean house gecko in Florida [340] and Kansas. [341] Flat-tailed house gecko [342] Ringed wall gecko [343] Moorish wall gecko [344] Tropical house gecko [345] Tokay gecko [346] Western green lizard in Kansas. [341] Ameiva ameiva in Florida [347] Cnemidophorus motaguae [348] Eutropis multifasciata [349] Italian wall lizard in Kansas. [341]
These geckos are frequently found in the pet trade, including corporate chain stores, usually identified only as "house gecko". While there are other species of gecko available under the same common name, the Hemidactylus platyurus is easily identified by the flaps of skin along its sides, making them resemble a miniature flying gecko (genus ...
A Mediterranean house gecko in ambush on a nest of a sphecid wasp Sceliphron spirifex. Mediterranean house geckos are nocturnal. [21] They emit a distinctive, high-pitched call somewhat like a squeak or the chirp of a bird, possibly expressing a territorial message. Because of this aggressive behavior, juveniles avoid most interaction with ...