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Mediterranean house gecko, (Hemidactylus turcicus), Chambers County, Texas. The Mediterranean gecko is a very small lizard generally measuring 10–13 cm (4–5 inches) in length, with sticky toe pads, vertical pupils, and large eyes that lack eyelids. [5]
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.
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.
Original - A Mediterranean house gecko taking a diurnal bask in the morning sun. Though nocturnal, they usually bask a few moments to warm up before going to sleep. Reason Best med house gecko quality available, shows morning basking techniques (despite being nocturnal) Articles this image appears in Mediterranean house gecko, House gecko ...
Mediterranean thin-toed gecko, Mediodactylus (kotschyi) oertzeni (Dodecanese islands in Greece) [3] Caucasian gecko, Mediodactylus russowii LC (in Europe southern Russia, extirpated) Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus LC (southern Europe) Family: Phyllodactylidae. Gomero wall gecko, Tarentola gomerensis LC
They include the Indo-Pacific gecko, brown anole, Texas horned lizard, and Mediterranean house gecko. [4] Human predation and habitat destruction has placed several reptile species and subspecies at risk of extirpation or extinction.
H. Hedgehog leaf-toed gecko; Hemidactylus acanthopholis; Hemidactylus achaemenidicus; Hemidactylus adensis; Hemidactylus aemulus; Hemidactylus afarensis; Hemidactylus ...
A common chameleon A Moorish gecko An ocellated lizard An Iberian wall lizard A Montpellier snake A grass snake A Lataste's viper. Suborder: Sauria. Family: Chamaeleonidae. Genus: Chamaeleo. Common chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon; Family: Gekkonidae. Genus: Hemidactylus. Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus; Genus: Tarentola