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The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos consisting of 43 described species in 6 genera.They occur in Asia, Africa, North America, and Central America. [1] [2] [3] [4 ...
The pygopodids and other geckos share a number of characteristics: the production of parchment-shelled eggs in clutch sizes of two [5] [6] [3] the ability to lick clean the clear spectacles that cover their lidless eyes; [7] vocalization sounds like the common gecko "harsh squeak". [6] skull anatomy; inner ears anatomy [4] communal nests.
The leopard gecko or common leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is a ground-dwelling gecko native to the rocky dry grassland and desert regions of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. The leopard gecko is a popular pet, and due to extensive captive breeding it is sometimes referred to as the first domesticated species of lizard.
The Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) is a species of house gecko native to the Mediterranean region, from which it has spread to many parts of the world including parts of East Africa, South America, the Caribbean, and the Southern and Southeastern United States.
Gekko gecko, the Tokay gecko, is a large, common, Southeast Asian gecko known for its aggressive temperament, loud mating calls, and bright markings. Hemidactylus is genus of geckos with many varieties. Hemidactylus frenatus, the common house gecko, thrives around people and human habitation structures in the tropics and subtropics worldwide.
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.
Tarentola mauritanica, referred to as the common wall gecko or the moorish gecko, is a species of gecko native to the western Mediterranean area of North Africa and Southwestern Europe. It has been introduced to the Portuguese island of Madeira and Spain' s Balearic Islands , and some areas of the Americas , such as Argentina , Uruguay , and ...
The family Gekkonidae is a member of the infraorder Gekkota, which seems to have first emerged during the Jurassic period (201–145 million years ago). Eichstaettisaurus schroederi is recognized as one of the earliest examples of an ancestral gecko species.