Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota - includes 7 famillies, and around 1,650 species

Species on page

Gekkonidae - typical geckoes (8 out of 61 genera, 8 out of 950 species depicted)

Gekkonidae: Common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

Gekkonidae: Tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia)

Gekkonidae: Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)

Gekkonidae: Tokay (Gekko gecko)

Gekkonidae: Big-headed gecko (Paroedura)

Gekkonidae: Leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae)

Gekkonidae: Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis)

Gekkonidae: Namib sand gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)

Gekkonidae: Turner's gecko (Chondrodactylus turneri)

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Common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

Right from the gecko

Common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus

Underleaf, overleaf

Common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus

Tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia)

Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Family: Gekkonidae (typical geckoes)
Hacienda Juanita
Maricao, Puerto Rico
May 5, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)

Mouring in the morning

Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
Family: Gekkonidae (typical geckoes)
El Valle, Panamá
August 21, 2023
Olympus Tough TG-6

Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
Family: Gekkonidae (typical geckoes)
El Valle, Panamá
August 21, 2023
Olympus Tough TG-6

Tokay (Gekko gecko)

OK Tokay

Tokay (Gekko gecko)

Gigantor

Tokay (Gekko gecko)

Unsuspected smallpox reservoir

Tokay (Gekko gecko)

When geckoes are happy...

Tokay (Gekko gecko)

Peek-a-boo

Tokay (Gekko gecko)
Bali

It will be tokay

Tokay (Gekko gecko)
Hollywood Hills, Florida
April 4, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Gekkonidae: Big-headed gecko (Paroedura)

Big-headed gecko

Paroedura

Madagascar

Leaf tailed gecko

Uroplatus sikorae
Madagascar

Leaf-tailed gecko - uroplatus

Madagascar

Leaf-tailed gecko - Uroplatus

Madagascar

Leaf-tailed gecko eye

Gecko head

Madagascar

Green gecko

Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis)
Madagascar
July 27, 2013

Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis)
Madagascar
July 27, 2013

Namib sand gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)

Namib sand gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)
Family: Gekkonidae
Living desert tour
Swakopmund
Namibia
August 24, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Namib sand gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)
Family: Gekkonidae
Living desert tour
Swakopmund
Namibia
August 24, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Turner's gecko (Chondrodactylus turneri)

Turner's gecko (Chondrodactylus turneri)
Family: Gekkonidae
Etosha
Namibia
August 16, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Gecko

Gecko
Namibia
August 27, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Gecko

Gecko
Namibia
August 27, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Last modified: November 4, 2023
Created: December 21, 2008 - Happy solstice!
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