Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
26.3587, -80.0831
Field Notes
Description:
Being nocturnal, it has very large eyes which are useful in spotting prey in low light conditions. It has the ability to vocalize. Its vocalizations range from quiet peeps to rapid short squeaking sounds. They may be heard most easily on a quiet night when they are sitting near an open window.They are mainly nocturnal and are voracious hunters of nocturnal flying and crawling insects. They have learned to wait near outside wall-mounted lighting fixtures so as to catch the insects that are drawn to the light.
Habitat:
urban locations
Notes:
Native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is also currently found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, where it has been inadvertently introduced by humans. In some Caribbean cultures, it is considered good luck to have one of these geckos living in your house, presumably for its ability to consume common household pest insects. However, like all living things, the cute and harmless to humans tropical house gecko, excretes feces.He will usually confine its excretions to one area of a home. The stains are not easily removed, and the droppings will have to be physically scooped up as well.
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