Tropical House Gecko

The tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia), also called the cosmopolitan house gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is also found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, where it has been inadvertently introduced by humans.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Tropical House Gecko being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Hemidactylus mercatorius
• Hemidactylus platycephalus
• Hemidactylus depressus
• Hemidactylus palaichthus
• Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Gekkonidae

Genus

Hemidactylus

Species

Hemidactylus mabouia

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