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These geckos are nocturnal; hiding during the day and foraging for insects at night. They can be seen climbing walls of houses and other buildings in search of insects attracted to porch lights, and are immediately recognisable by their characteristic chirping. They grow to a length of between 7.5–15 cm (3–6 in), and live for about 7 years.
The big-scaled dwarf gecko is extremely small in size, measuring only 0.285g as its mean mass. [3] The lizard also maintains a snout vent length, which fluctuates from 1.7-2.7 cm with an average hitting around 2.4 cm. [9] The largest of the big-scaled dwarf geckos are found in Puerto Rico, and those found in the Virgin Islands are smaller. [10]
Pachydactylus rangei, the Namib sand gecko [4] or Namib web-footed gecko, is a species of small lizard in the family Gekkonidae.It inhabits the arid areas of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, and was first described in 1908 by Swedish zoologist Lars Gabriel Andersson, [3] who named it after its finder, German geologist Dr. Paul Range.
The ashy gecko (Sphaerodactylus elegans) is a species of gecko native to Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud) and Hispaniola (Haiti, including Gonâve Island and Les Cayemites, and the Dominican Republic). [2]
Diplodactylus conspicillatus, also known commonly as the variable fat-tailed gecko or the burrow-plug gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae.The species is endemic to Australia, where it is found in central and arid inland areas. [3]
Coleonyx is a genus of terrestrial geckos commonly referred to as banded geckos. Species of Coleonyx are found in the southwestern United States , Mexico , and Central America . Most banded Geckos enjoy dry, warm weather which is why they are typically found in the Peninsular Desert. [ 1 ]
Species in the genus Bavayia are also known commonly as New Caledonian geckos or bavayias. The genus is native to the remote New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands . The 41 species are moderately small to medium-sized geckos, and are distinguished from other genera by their tail length and the shape of their digits.
It has a broad head, large eyes, long robust limbs and a short tail. It lacks the expanded toe-pads used by many geckos for climbing, instead having digits fringed with comb-like scales which are adapted for loose sandy conditions. [2] The scales on the head are particularly small, while those on the body, and especially the tail, are large.