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The tropical house gecko is a small lizard, having an average total length of 10–12.7 centimetres (3.9–5.0 in) (including tail) [5] and an average mass of 4.6 grams (0.16 oz). Females are on average somewhat larger than males, with the male average snout-to-vent length (SVL) being 51.56 mm (2.030 in) and the female average SVL being 54.47 ...
Gekkonid Geckos: Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status Hemidactylus brookii: Spotted House Gecko: Introduced Hemidactylus frenatus: Common House Gecko: Introduced Hemidactylus mabouia: Tropical House Gecko: Introduced Hemidactylus palaichthus: Antilles Leaf-toed Gecko: Caribbean lowlands: Lepidodactylus lugubris: Mourning Gecko ...
The Tasmanian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus tasmani), also known commonly as Tasman's tropical house gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe . [ 2 ]
Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Hemidactylus brookii, new species, p. 153). Mitchell JC, Zug GR (1988). "Ecological observations on the gecko Hemidactylus brookii in Nepal". Amphibia-Reptilia 9: 405-413.
Cuban night lizard, Cricosaura typica; Underwood's Spectacled Tegu, Gymnophthalmus underwoodi (I) Tropical house gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia (I) Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus (I) American wall gecko, Tarentola americana; Tuberculate gecko, Tarentola crombiei; Reyes' Caribbean gecko, Aristelliger reyesi; Ashy 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.
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.
These geckos are frequently found in the pet trade, including corporate chain stores, usually identified only as "house gecko". While there are other species of gecko available under the same common name, the Hemidactylus platyurus is easily identified by the flaps of skin along its sides, making them resemble a miniature flying gecko (genus ...