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Lygodactylus is a genus of diurnal geckos with 82 species. They are commonly referred to as dwarf geckos. They are mainly found in Africa and Madagascar although two species are found in South America. Lygodactylus picturatus, the best known species, is found in Kenya and commonly known as the white-headed dwarf gecko. [3]
Lygodactylus williamsi is a critically endangered species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.The species is endemic to a small area of Tanzania.Common names include turquoise dwarf gecko, William's dwarf gecko and, in the pet trade, electric blue gecko or electric blue day gecko.
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.
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]
It has traditionally been called the white-throated clawed gecko or white-throated gecko in English, which is a calque of its scientific name. [4] The name yellow-headed gecko is now commonly used for this species in the United States, but it originally applied to Gonatodes fuscus , now G. albogularis fuscus , which is the subspecies formerly ...
A few of New Zealand’s gecko species are arboreal, often found on the trunks of trees and branches of shrubs. [5] Arboreal refers to living in trees. This could be unique to this genus as other gecko genera have been observed more in foliage and on stems. [5] Similarly, Mokopirirakau geckos do not use retreats as frequently as other gecko ...
Hemidactylus brookii, also known commonly as Brooke's house gecko and the spotted house gecko, is a widespread species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. Etymology
The Diplodactylidae are a family in the suborder Gekkota (geckos), with over 150 species in 25 genera. [2] These geckos occur in Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. [3] [4] Diplodactylids are the most ecologically diverse and widespread family of geckos in both Australia and New Caledonia, and are the only family of geckos found in New Zealand.