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lined gecko

Gekko vittatus

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

Probably a uniformly colored (i.e. un-lined) lined gecko. The largest of the 5 species seen inside and around my house so far.

Habitat:

Spotted on a sapling flamboyant tree (Delonix regia) in a large semi-urban yard/garden adjacent to a disturbed remnant patch of forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

Geckos recorded at this location so far, include: Hemidactylus frenatus, H. platyurus, H. garnotii (?), Lepidodactylus lugubris and Gekko vittatus.

Reference Links:

Lined Gecko - Gekko vittatus - Overview, Gekko vittatus, Gekko vittatus | The Reptile Database

Species ID Suggestions

White Lined Gecko/ Skunk Gecko

Gekko vittatus
NickAsher
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Comments (8)
MartinUrban
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unovidual/7807285238/ another specimen of reduced lines...
MartinUrban
i agree - g. vittatus without stripes (according to toes, snout, eyes and tubercula scales)
Scott Frazier
I suppose it could be a "lineless" lined gecko, but mine generally display the line http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/43717088 and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7042167 and I do not remember even a trace of such...
Scott Frazier
No. that's a flamboyant (Delonix regia) sapling. Should be blooming next year...
alicelongmartin
Beautiful Gecko, his skin looks so smooth. Is he hanging in a Papau tree?

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Mission
Biota of S. Frazier's Yard at Sentani, Papua, Indonesia

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PublishedAugust 12, 2011

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