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  2. Crested gecko - Wikipedia

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    The crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus), also known commonly as the eyelash gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is native to southern New Caledonia . In 1866, the crested gecko was originally described by French zoologist Alphonse Guichenot .

  3. Common house gecko - Wikipedia

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    Two wall sculptures of geckos on the wall of the Mandapam of the Siva temple inside Vellore Fort, Tamil Nadu, India (2012) In the Philippines, geckos making a ticking sound are believed to indicate an imminent arrival of a visitor or a letter. [37] But in Thailand, if a common house gecko chirps when someone leaves the house, that's a bad omen.

  4. Hemidactylus brookii - Wikipedia

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    "Notes on some Oriental geckos in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with Descriptions of new Forms". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 15: 26-32. Bauer AM, Günther R (1991). "An annotated type catalogue of the geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 67: ...

  5. Lepidodactylus lugubris - Wikipedia

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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]

  6. Tarentola mauritanica - Wikipedia

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    Tarentola mauritanica, known as the common wall gecko, is a species of gecko native to the western Mediterranean area of North Africa and Europe. It has been introduced to Madeira and Balearic Islands, and the Americas (in Montevideo, Buenos Aires and California).

  7. Gecko - Wikipedia

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    Rhacodactylus ciliatus (now assigned to the genus Correlophus), the crested gecko, was believed extinct until rediscovered in 1994, and is gaining popularity as a pet. Rhacodactylus leachianus , the New Caledonian giant gecko, was first described by Cuvier in 1829; it is the largest living species of gecko.

  8. Forest gecko - Wikipedia

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    Forest geckos are generally nocturnal, but tend to sun bask during the day. [9] They primarily live in forests and scrublands, on tree trunks and branches. In the north, they are often found in Manuka and Kanuka trees. [4] [10] When threatened, it will open its mouth and let out a high pitched sound. [9]

  9. Phelsuma grandis - Wikipedia

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    Its generic name is a Latinized version of the last name of Dutch physician Murk van Phelsum. [2] Its specific name grandis is Latin for "great".. The species Phelsuma grandis described by Gray 1870 was elevated from subspecies status (P. madagascariensis grandis) by Raxworthy et al. in 2007, [3] after environmental niche modeling revealed significant and reliable differences between it and ...