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Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Description:

Mottled beige, somewhat translucent, about four inches long, including tail.

Habitat:

On the outside wall of a rural home, surrounded by mostly agricultural land, garden, lawn, ornamental trees.

Notes:

Prey item is a cockroach, likely Blatella vaga (Field Cockroach).

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2 Comments

Dixie
Dixie 10 years ago

Nice! I knew they were good for something!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 10 years ago

Wonderful moment!

BugEric
Spotted by
BugEric

Texas, USA

Spotted on Nov 5, 2013
Submitted on Jan 3, 2014

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