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The family Gekkonidae is a member of the infraorder Gekkota, which seems to have first emerged during the Jurassic period (201–145 million years ago). Eichstaettisaurus schroederi is recognized as one of the earliest examples of an ancestral gecko species.
Calodactylodes illingworthorum is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.The species is known only from the island of Sri Lanka.Common names for C. illingworthorum include the golden gecko, Illingworths' gecko, Illingworths' golden gecko, and the Sri Lankan golden gecko.
Most geckos in the family Gekkonidae use chirping or clicking sounds in their social interactions. Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko) are known for their loud mating calls, and some other species are capable of making hissing noises when alarmed or threatened. They are the most species-rich group of lizards, with about 1,500 different species worldwide ...
Hemidactylus is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. [3] [4] It has 195 [5] described species, newfound ones being described every few years.These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtropical parts of Africa and Europe.
Gekko is a genus of Southeast Asian geckos, commonly known as true geckos or calling geckos, in the family Gekkonidae.Although species such as Gekko gecko (tokay gecko) are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus have a very small range and are considered rare or endangered.
Habitat. The natural habitats of H. mindiae are rocky areas, ... (Gekkonidae), with the description of a new species from the high mountains of South Sinai".
The flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus), also known as the frilled house gecko or Asian house gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae native to southeastern and southern Asia. The species is sometimes classified under the genus Cosymbotus. [2] [3]
Aaron Bauer's gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is also referred to as the African House Gecko. [2] Geckos as an overall family in comparison to other reptiles are known to be invasive. They were discovered to have emerged in a remote area known as Lom Yen Cave. [3]