Tropical house gecko
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The Tropical house gecko, Afro-American house gecko or Cosmopolitan house gecko is a species of gecko belonging to the Hemidactylus genus of the Gekkonidae family. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa but is currently found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. It arrived in the New World through trans-Atlantic dispersal incidents.
It is capable of sticking out its neck when threatened.
This species is mainly nocturnal and can attain a maximum length, from snout to vent, of 12.7 cm (5 in). Its diet is varied, and includes animals such as spiders, scorpions, cockroaches, anoles and other geckos with the most important element being Orthoptera species.
The Tropical house gecko can be found predominantly in urban locations.
[edit] References
- Florida's Exotic Wildlife. Species detail - Tropical house gecko. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Retrieved on April 3, 2006.
