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Also known as Gekkonid, Gekkonids, geckos

Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (Hemidactylus), the tokay gecko (Gekko), day geckos (Phelsuma), the mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus), and dtellas (Gehyra). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly diverse in tropical areas. Many species of these geckos exhibit an adhering ability to surfaces through Van der Waals forces utilizing intermolecular forces between molecules of their setae (foot hair) and molecules of t

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The gecko is a reptile belonging to the family Gekkonidae. It is classified at the species rank and is commonly known as the Mediterranean House Gecko. This organism is not extinct.

Records of the gecko have been documented in ViêT Nam, IndonéSie, the Philippines, Cambodge, and the Federated States Of Micronesia. Specimens are held by institutions including MNHN, CLO, and BPBM. The species has 50,958 observations and 84 records, with 2 associated media items.

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Species

Mediterranean House Gecko

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Observations51,194

壁虎，又稱守宮、簷蛇、蠍虎子或四腳蛇，是中小型的蜥蜴，4cm到40cm左右，在溫暖的地區、叢林、沙漠都有分布，以至全世界的熱帶和亞熱帶國家地區的各家各戶有簷篷小洞的地方都可以發現其踪跡，但由於壁虎是季節性動物，溫度於攝氏11度或以下的環境下仍然活動的話就會死去，所以一般在亞熱帶地區生活的壁虎，每逢冬季就會躲起來冬眠，故此壁虎比較少見於溫帶和寒帶等寒冷地區。大部分壁虎（约75%）是黄昏或夜行性的。 其身体的颜色和垂直型瞳孔于此习性适应，瞳孔收縮時形成四邊形的小孔。一次產1-2個卵，卵殼脆弱。有些紐西蘭的種為卵胎生。壁虎的腳趾有將近10億枝的微小特殊細毛。有些細毛很靠近平面，使壁虎可以依靠凡得瓦力吸附在物體表面，不掉下來。牠們在地球上生活了超过五千万年，并且遍布全球。因为它有着很强的适应能力，能够在很多环境下生存，如沙漠和热带地区。在这些地方壁虎呈现出物種的多样性。 疣尾蜥虎 老撾的大壁虎

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
84
With media
2
Family
Gekkonidae
Collections
MNHN, CLO, BPBM
Recorded in
ViêT Nam, IndonéSie, Philippines, Cambodge, Federated States Of Micronesia, United States, Marshall Islands, French Polynesia
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Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (Hemidactylus), the tokay gecko (Gekko), day geckos (Phelsuma), the mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus), and dtellas (Gehyra). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly diverse in tropical areas. Many species of these geckos exhibit an adhering ability to surfaces through Van der Waals forces utilizing intermolecular forces between molecules of their setae (foot hair) and molecules of the surface they are on.

The genus Hemidactylus is one of the most species-rich and widely distributed of all reptile genera.

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