Florida House Gecko

Common house gecko pacific house gecko the asian house gecko wall gecko house lizard or moon lizard.

Florida house gecko. Checklist of florida lizards click on thumbnails for a larger view agama agama linnaeus 1758 african rainbow lizard. Anolis carolinensis voigt 1832 green anole. 5 years in captivity. In turn its enemies include the cuban treefrog another invasive and the tokoy gecko.

In my arizona home we welcome geckos that cling to walls and windows outside the house and gently escort indoor visitors outside. Length of 3 to 5 inches including the tail life expectancy. This will allow your gecko to get heat during the day and less heat at night when you shut off the heat lamp. Most geckos are nocturnal hiding during the day and foraging for insects at night.

The fact that it hunts at night when most other florida lizards native and exotic are active only during the day might be one major reason for the tropical house gecko s rapid population growth. I learned on a trip to hawaii that a gecko living in the house is a good luck symbol a living symbol of the mo o an ancient lizard guardian spirit. Nevertheless this species of reptile is actually an invasive one that originated from southeast asia. They are about 5 7 inches in length and as nocturnal lizards come out at night to feed on insects.

The tropical house gecko afro american house gecko or cosmopolitan house gecko hemidactylus mabouia is a species of house gecko native to sub saharan africa it is also currently found in north central and south america and the caribbean where it has been inadvertently introduced by humans. The common house gecko scientifically named hemidactylus frenatus may look like some sort of pet in your house. Your house gecko s tank should have a heat gradient with a heat lamp at one end of the tank. You can often see them near lights where bugs gather.

The tank s overall temperature should be around 85ºf 90ºf 29ºc 32ºc at the warm end and about 78ºf 80ºf 25ºc 27ºc at the. Anolis chlorocyanus duméril bibron 1837 hispaniolan green anole. The common house gecko hemidactylus frenatus not to be confused with the mediterranean species hemidactylus turcicus known as mediterranean house gecko is a gecko native of southeast asia. Tropical house geckos are more prevalent in central and south florida.

Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission farris bryant building 620 s. Tallahassee fl 850 488 4676. It is also known as the pacific house gecko the asian house gecko wall gecko house lizard or moon lizard.