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Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Moorish GeckoTarentola mauritanica
Tropical House GeckoHemidactylus mabouia
Spotted House GeckoHemidactylus parvimaculatus
Keeled Rock GeckoCyrtopodion scabrum
Asian House GeckoHemidactylus frenatus
Kotschy's GeckoMediodactylus kotschyi
Common Four-clawed GeckoGehyra mutilata
Western Banded GeckoColeonyx variegatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 40,163 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 24,547 |
| Arizona | 1,846 |
| Alabama | 1,650 |
| Greece | 1,528 |
| Georgia | 1,480 |
| California | 1,416 |
| Louisiana | 1,294 |
| South Carolina | 1,139 |
| Oklahoma | 1,050 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Typical Geckos · Gekkonidae |
| Genus | House Geckos · Hemidactylus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mediterranean House Gecko with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.