Florida Mediterranean House Gecko

Geckos are sit and wait predators usually seen on walls and ceilings inside houses or where ever there is an outdoor light.

Florida mediterranean house gecko. These house geckos have large lidless eyes with elliptical pupils and. 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. A single specimen of the common house gecko hemidactylus frenatus was captured in 1988 in the port of galveston. This gecko was first found in america in 1915 and has since become an invasive species.

History mediterranean house gecko. The mediterranean gecko is the only house gecko species known outside of florida hawaii or texas. The mediterranean house gecko hemidactylus turcicus is a type of house gecko common to the mediterranean area which has spread to many parts of the world. The two species do not get along and you usually won t find both in.

5 years in captivity. Once common throughout the state mediterranean house geckos were driven north by the tropical house geckos that are slightly larger and more aggressive. Common house gecko pacific house gecko the asian house gecko wall gecko house lizard or moon lizard. It is commonly referred to as the turkish gecko as represented in its latin name and also as the moon lizard because it emerges in the evening.

Length of 3 to 5 inches including the tail life expectancy. The first is when and where you re mostly likely to see it. Which if you think about it is pretty much of a wash. It is uncertain how the mediterranean gecko first made its way to the united states.

In my arizona home we welcome geckos that cling to walls and windows outside the house and gently escort indoor visitors outside. Turcicus to be totally nocturnal with the. They are extremely vocal if they are in or around the house you will hear them. Mediterranean house geckos are commonly found in countries that border the mediterranean sea such as cyprus turkey and spain.

It was first reported in key west florida 1915. However in northern florida mediterranean geckos are more common. They eat a bazillion bugs and always make us happy. It is commonly referred to as the turkish gecko as represented in its latin name and also as the moon lizard because it emerges in the evening.

The mediterranean house gecko is a small lizard native to the mediterranean region which has spread to many parts of the world. Mick sway cc 2 0. The story of this guy the tropical house gecko hemidactylus mabouia is different in that it he s displaced another invasive the mediterranean house gecko. Feral indo pacific geckos have been found on the grounds of the dallas zoo.

They are small with gray brown or pinkish skin covered with dark spots or mottle. Two things identify the tropical house gecko.