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Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Photo by ScottDishnow
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 4 to 5 inches long, pale spotted skin

Notes:

Hangs out by our front door, can usually find several within close proximity to one another

Species ID Suggestions

Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

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Comments (3)
alicelongmartin
Definetly a Gecko. I had one in our house in Sarasota, but not that big. I use to give it meal worms at night.
dreamfalcon
looks like a Gecko - but what kind, I don't know

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedMarch 2, 2011

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