Hemidactylus turcicus
(Mediterranean House Gecko)

Species Information
Scientific Name	Hemidactylus turcicus	View All Photos of Hemidactylus turcicus Add a Photo
Common Name	Mediterranean House Gecko
CITES Status	Not CITES Protected
Life Span	unknown
Period	unknown
Diet	unknown
Length	unknown
Weight	unknown
Terrestrial	unknown
Distrobution	Portugal, Spain, France, Italy (incl. Lampedusa island, Elba), Albania, Greece, (incl. Kalymnos, Paros, Antiparos, Despotiko, Lesbos, Chios, Limnos, Samos, Samothraki, Milos, Tinos), Malta Yugoslavia: costal Croatia (except W Istria), Montenegro, Adriatic islands, Turkey N Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel N Yemen (Socotra Archipelago), Somalia, Eritrea, Kenya, S Iran, Iraq, Oman, Pakistan, India, Balearic Islands (Island Addaya Grande), Mediterranean Sea, Canary Islands (introduced to Gran Canaria and Tenerife), Red Sea Panama, Puerto Rico, Belize ? (P. Stafford, pers. comm.) Mexico (Baja California [HR 31: 254], Chihuahua [HR 32: 276], Durango [HR 32: 276], Nuevo Leon, Yucatan; introduced) Cuba (introduced) Introduced to S USA (Louisiana, Alabama, Texas [HR 32: 57], Arizona, Florida (BARBOUR 1936), Arkansas [HR 30: 110; 21: 22], Mississippi [KEISER 1984], South Carolina [HR 31: 53], Georgia [HR 14: 27-28], Oklahoma, Virginia, Maryland, California [CROTHER 2000], Nevada [HR 24: 154], New Mexico [HR 23: 62]) Terra typica: "Oriente" [= Asian Turkey fide KHAN 2005]
Notes	None
Sub-Species	Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus Hemidactylus turcicus parkeri Hemidactylus turcicus spinalis Hemidactylus turcicus lavadeserticus
Quick Care Information
Humidity	unknown	Daytime Temp	unknown
Nighttime Temp	unknown	Basking Temp	unknown
Groups OK	unknown	Territorial Males	unknown
Difficulty	unknown	Temp-Sexed	unknown
Incubation Temp	unknown	Incubation Time	unknown
Food	unknown

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