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Geckos are unique among lizards for their vocalisations, which differ from species to species. 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 ...
Mediterranean house gecko, (Hemidactylus turcicus), Chambers County, TexasThe Mediterranean gecko is a very small lizard generally measuring 10–13 cm (4–5 inches) in length, with sticky toe pads, vertical pupils, and large eyes that lack eyelids. [5]
The tropical house gecko is a small lizard, having an average total length of 10–12.7 centimetres (3.9–5.0 in) (including tail) [5] and an average mass of 4.6 grams (0.16 oz). Females are on average somewhat larger than males, with the male average snout-to-vent length (SVL) being 51.56 mm (2.030 in) and the female average SVL being 54.47 ...
Another species of rock-dwelling gecko was discovered in Tamil Nadu, India. Hemidactylus quartziticolus, or the quartzite brookiish gecko, is small, reaching less than 3 inches in length. It has a ...
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.
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.
Eurydactylodes is a small genus of geckos commonly referred to as chameleon geckos [2] from the subfamily Diplodactylidae, endemic to New Caledonia and few adjacent islands. [3] Within the Diplodactylidae, Eurydactylodes resides in the Carphodactylini tribe, [3] and consists of four species.
Phelsuma astriata, the Seychelles (small) day gecko or stripeless day gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae endemic to the Seychelles.. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations ...