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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]
Mindanao false gecko, dark-spotted smooth-scaled gecko Lepidodactylus listeri (Boulenger, 1889) Christmas Island chained gecko, Lister's gecko Lepidodactylus lombocensis: Mertens, 1929 (no common name) Lepidodactylus lugubris (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) mourning gecko, common smooth-scaled gecko Lepidodactylus magnus: W.C. Brown & F ...
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This gecko was 600 millimetres (24 inches) long, and it was likely endemic to New Caledonia, where it lived in native forests. [9] The smallest gecko, the Jaragua sphaero, is a mere 16 millimetres (0.63 inches) long, and was discovered in 2001 on a small island off the coast of Hispaniola. [10]
Hemidactylus boavistensis, the Boa Vista leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. The specific name, boavistensis, refers to the island Boa Vista, one of the islands where it has been found. It has also been found on the island of Sal and the islets of Curral Velho and ...
Hemidactylus is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. [3] [4] It has 195 [5] described species, newfound ones being described every few years.These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtropical parts of Africa and Europe.
In contrast to most other gecko species, day geckos of the genus Phelsuma are active mainly during the day. Other diurnal geckos include species of the genera Lygodactylus and Gonatodes. Like most other geckos, day geckos lack eyelids, instead having rounded pupils and a clear, fixed plate covering their eyes which they clean with their tongues.
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.