Florida House Gecko

Length of 3 to 5 inches including the tail life expectancy.

Florida house gecko. In my arizona home we welcome geckos that cling to walls and windows outside the house and gently escort indoor visitors outside. It is also known as the pacific house gecko the asian house gecko wall gecko house lizard or moon lizard. They eat a bazillion bugs and always make us happy. Most geckos are nocturnal hiding during the day and foraging for insects at night.

Nevertheless this species of reptile is actually an invasive one that originated from southeast asia. The fact that it hunts at night when most other florida lizards native and exotic are active only during the day might be one major reason for the tropical house gecko s rapid population growth. The common house gecko scientifically named hemidactylus frenatus may look like some sort of pet in your house. 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.

Ameiva praesignis baird girard 1852 borriguerro ameiva. Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission farris bryant building 620 s. The common house gecko hemidactylus frenatus not to be confused with the mediterranean species hemidactylus turcicus known as mediterranean house gecko is a gecko native of southeast asia. They are about 5 7 inches in length and as nocturnal lizards come out at night to feed on insects.

This will allow your gecko to get heat during the day and less heat at night when you shut off the heat lamp. Ameiva ameiva linnaeus 1758 giant ameiva. Tropical house geckos are more prevalent in central and south florida. Your house gecko s tank should have a heat gradient with a heat lamp at one end of the tank.

Checklist of florida lizards click on thumbnails for a larger view agama agama linnaeus 1758 african rainbow lizard. In turn its enemies include the cuban treefrog another invasive and the tokoy gecko. You can often see them near lights where bugs gather. Tallahassee fl 850 488 4676.

5 years in captivity. Common house gecko pacific house gecko the asian house gecko wall gecko house lizard or moon lizard. Anolis chlorocyanus duméril bibron 1837 hispaniolan green anole.