House gecko

An Insect Eater The National Institute for Environmental Studies calls them an Invasive Species. Their scientific name is Hemidactylus frenatus. They are called, yamori (やもり) in Japan. It took a few hours of coaxing, to get this guy to pose for me. Nobody needs to see the mess in my office so, we'll just see the best photos, for now. Over a hundred shots of this character were taken, from several different angles. Three tripods, a Swiss Army Knife and a few PET bottles, did the trick. Oh…

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Common House Gecko

The Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) (not to be confused with the Asian species Hemidactylus frenatus known as common house gecko) is a small gecko common to the Mediterranean which has spread to many parts of the world. It is commonly referred to as the Turkish gecko as represented in its Latin name and also as the 'Moon Lizard' because it emerges in the evening. A study in Portugal found H. turcicus to be totally nocturnal,... (Source: Wikipedia, ''…

The tropical house gecko, Afro-American house gecko or cosmopolitan house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) is a species of house gecko native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is also currently found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, where it has been inadvertently introduced by humans. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_house_gecko, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA))

Behold the fearsome Mediterranean House Gecko!

Mediterranean House Gecko or Turkish Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)

This common House Gecko (called a "cicak" in Indonesian) is found in every house in Asia Pacific region. We like them because they eat mosquitoes! They make a little chirping/clicking noise.

Have you ever seen a common house gecko? This harmless little creature lives in the home and there's an interesting legend on why this house lizard is known for on kissing the ground just before sundown.