Classification
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All Names

  • English
    • Mediterranean House Gecko
    • Turkish Gecko
  • Scientific names
    • Lacerta turcica
    • Hemidactylus verruculatus
    • Hemidactylus karachiensis
    • Hemidactylus granosus
    • Hemidactylus exsul
    • Gecus cyanodactylus
    • Gecko verruculatus
    • Gecko meridionalis
    • Hemidactylus turcicus
  • German
    • Europäischer Halbfingergecko
  • French
    • Hémidactyle turc
  • Spanish
    • Salamanquesa Rosada

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What

Turkish Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus

Observer

snake

Date

May 5, 2012

Description

found near Faro

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Turkish Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus

Observer

jansonjones

Date

Mar 31, 2012

Description

Though people may be grumbling about the current and epic scourge of midges in Lake county, Florida, you'll hear no such complaints from our resident gecko neighbors. They are loving it.

~ janson jones,
http://dusttracks.com

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What

Turkish Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus

Observer

danjleavitt

Date

Sep 22, 2006
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Description from Wikipedia

Mediterranean House Gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus is a species of gecko. They are nocturnal and insectivorous, rarely exceeding six inches in length, and have large, lidless eyes and yellow- or tan-colored skin with black spots, often with stripes on the tail. Their bellies or undersides are somewhat translucent. Though technically an invasive species, due to their habits and small size they rarely threaten populations of native animals. They are the only geckos in the United States with...

Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.