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Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 372, February 332, March 393, April 487, May 326, June 251, July 219, August 223, September 268, October 300, November 276, December 307.
United States7,458
Brazil3,754
South Africa3,021
KwaZulu-Natal1,222
Sao Paulo888
Mpumalanga462
Gauteng414
Rio de Jeneiro401
Minas Gerais377
Limpopo368

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyTypical Geckos · Gekkonidae
GenusHouse Geckos · Hemidactylus

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