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Negros scaly-toed gecko, white-lined smooth-scaled gecko Lepidodactylus intermedius: Darevsky, 1964 (no common name) Lepidodactylus kwasnickae: Kraus, 2019 Lepidodactylus labialis (W. Peters, 1867) Mindanao false gecko, dark-spotted smooth-scaled gecko Lepidodactylus listeri (Boulenger, 1889) Christmas Island chained gecko, Lister's gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris measure 8.5–10 cm in length including tail (4–4.4 cm snout-to-vent). [1] [2] L. lugubris is cryptically coloured, typically light to dark tan with dark spots down the length of its back and a brown strip from the ear to the tip of the nose. [1]
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.
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 ...
The yellow-headed dwarf gecko has a defense mechanism called tail autotomy, where they drop their tails to flee to safety when they are attacked by a predator. However, tail autotomy only gives the gecko an immediate benefit to escape because an autotomized gecko is slower without its tail and has difficulty running on vertical surfaces.
Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) Transcaspian bent-toed gecko (Mediodactylus russowii) Tenuidactylus dadunensis; Yangihissar gecko (Tenuidactylus elongatus) Przewalski's wonder gecko (Teratoscincus przewalskii) Teratoscincus roborowskii; Common wonder gecko (Teratoscincus scincus) A Tokay gecko, one of the most well-known species of geckos.
Gigarcanum delcourti, formerly Hoplodactylus delcourti, is an extinct species of gecko in the family Diplodactylidae.It is the largest known of all geckos, with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 37 cm (14.6 in) and an overall length (including tail) of at least 60 cm (23.6 in). [2]
Hemiphyllodactylus typus, also known as the Indopacific tree gecko, Indopacific slender gecko, or common dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, and some islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.