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Gekkoninae is a diverse subfamily of the family Gekkonidae, geckos. It has the most species and genera — over 850 species in 30 genera. Hemidactylus and Cyrtodactylus together account for 185 species.
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.
The family Gekkonidae is a member of the infraorder Gekkota, which seems to have first emerged during the Jurassic period (201–145 million years ago). Eichstaettisaurus schroederi is recognized as one of the earliest examples of an ancestral gecko species.
The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos consisting of 43 described species in 6 genera.They occur in Asia, Africa, North America, and Central America. [1] [2] [3] [4 ...
Ptenopus garrulus, also known commonly as the common barking gecko and the whistling gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa. The species is native to southern Africa.
Gekko is a genus of Southeast Asian geckos, commonly known as true geckos or calling geckos, in the family Gekkonidae.Although species such as Gekko gecko (tokay gecko) are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus have a very small range and are considered rare or endangered.
Eublepharis angramainyu, also known as the Iranian fat-tailed gecko or Iraqi eyelid gecko, is a nocturnal ground dwelling lizard native to Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. [3] Its diet is insectivorous but may eat smaller vertebrates. Like most lizards it has the ability to shed its tail .
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.