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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]
mourning gecko, common smooth-scaled gecko Lepidodactylus magnus: W.C. Brown & F. Parker, 1977 mountain scaly-toed gecko Lepidodactylus manni: Schmidt, 1923 Fiji scaly-toed gecko, Viti forest gecko Lepidodactylus mitchelli: Kraus, 2019 Lepidodactylus moestus (W. Peters, 1867) (no common name) Lepidodactylus mutahi: W.C. Brown & F. Parker, 1977
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.
Mediterranean house geckos inhabit a wide range of habitats, in areas near human presence such as university campuses, cemeteries, coastal regions, and shrublands. In these urban or suburban areas, they are typically seen in the cracks of old brick buildings. They can also be found in other areas such as mountain cliffs and caves.
The species N. grayii, like all the Naultinus species, is regarded as the "holy grail" of geckos among their keepers, often going for a large amount of money for a pair of lizards. [citation needed] Outside of its home range, it is most commonly kept in Europe where there are several keepers producing offspring, though still extremely rarely seen.
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Canterbury geckos in the wild have been recorded as having low levels of red mites. [17] All New Zealand geckos have two main threats which are predation and habitat destruction. The main predators of the Canterbury gecko include mammalian pests such as mice, rats, weasels, hedgehogs, cats, stoats, ferrets, pigs and possums. [11]