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Mediterranean house gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

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Description:

I found this gecko on top of my mailbox luckily it was calm enough to let me touch it.

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AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus Mediterranean House Gecko | Herps of Texas


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2 Comments

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AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

H. frenatus has a smooth back, your gecko has tubercules on the back, making it H. turcicus

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Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Nice spotting - welcome back to Noah!

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GhostBurglar
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GhostBurglar

Euless, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jan 17, 2014
Submitted on Jan 17, 2014

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