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A Mediterranean house gecko in ambush on a nest of a sphecid wasp Sceliphron spirifex. Mediterranean house geckos are nocturnal. [21] They emit a distinctive, high-pitched call somewhat like a squeak or the chirp of a bird, possibly expressing a territorial message. Because of this aggressive behavior, juveniles avoid most interaction with ...
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
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
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.
Geckos are unique among lizards for their vocalisations, which differ from species to species. Most geckos in the family Gekkonidae use chirping or clicking sounds in their social interactions. Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko) are known for their loud mating calls, and some other species are capable of making hissing noises when alarmed or threatened ...
House gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Moorish gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) Family: Lacertidae Algerian psammodromus (Psammodromus algirus) [3] Andalusian wall lizard (Podarcis vaucheri) Bocage's wall lizard (Podarcis bocagei) [4] Carbonell's wall lizard (Podarcis carbonelli) [5]
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 ...
Rough-tailed gecko (Cyrtopodion scabrum) Genus: Eublepharis. Iranian fat-tailed gecko (Eublepharis angramainyu) Genus: Hemidactylus. Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Genus: Stenodactylus. Jordan short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus grandiceps) Family: Phyllodactylidae. Genus: Asaccus. Werner's leaf-toed gecko (Asaccus elisae)