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Mediterranean House Gecko
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Photo by: Quentin Stiles
Large, lidless eyes.
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Dark colored tubercles on head, body, legs, and tail.
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Broad toe pads extending to cover most of toe.
How to identify:
Coloration:
Pale pink or white and translucent with both light and dark spots.
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Young may have dark bands on tail that can be retained in adulthood
Mediterranean House Gecko does not have a dewlap
Diet:
Size:
Mediterranean House Geckos can grow to be 10in to 12-1/2in long including the tail
Habitat:
The Mediterranean House Gecko is an introduced speices and can be found near lights in urban areas
Range of habitat:
Mediterranean House Gecko can be found in the United States from Oklahoma to Mexico and most of Texas
Orange counties indicate new records since previous Herps of Texas updated in 1998; all other colors represent counties with known Mediterranean House Gecko population prior to 1998
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