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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]
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 distinguishing characteristics of Madurai rock geckos are the number of dorsal tubercle rows at mid-body, the number of enlarged tubercles in paravertebral rows, the number of femoral pores and poreless scales separating the left and right series on the femoral-precloacal row in males, and the number of ventral scales across the belly at mid-body. [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.
The harlequin gecko (Tukutuku rakiurae), [4] formerly Hoplodactylus rakiurae, [5] is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Stewart Island / Rakiura in the far south of New Zealand, where it was discovered in 1969. [6] In terms of distribution it is one of the southernmost gecko species in the ...
Aaron Bauer's gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is also referred to as the African House Gecko. [2] Geckos as an overall family in comparison to other reptiles are known to be invasive. They were discovered to have emerged in a remote area known as Lom Yen Cave. [3]
Sphaerodactylus glaucus is a species of gecko known by the common name collared dwarf gecko or least gecko. [ 2 ] ( geco-enano collarejo in Spanish ). [ 3 ] It is native to Mexico and parts of Central America , its range extending from Oaxaca and Veracruz in Mexico through Guatemala to Honduras .
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.