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Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Photo by PatrickWare
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Field Notes

Notes:

I think some one once said this is a Mediterranean gecko. I live in Albuquerque, Nm and wonder if they are a native species or an example of an invasive one.
In length this gecko is about an inch. Do they get bigger or is that full grown?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
AshleyT
It is a mediterranean gecko. They get much larger, and they are exotic. Not very invasive since they fill a niche that is not occupied by any other lizard in NM; they are arboreal and nocturnal.

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PublishedNovember 11, 2014

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