The marbled leaf-toed gecko (Afrogecko porphyreus) is a gecko found in southern and southwestern South Africa (including many offshore islands) and in Namibia. It is a flat, medium-sized gecko.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Marbled Leaf-toed 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
- Goggia incognita
- Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis
- Hemiphyllodactylus jnana
- Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis
- Christinus marmoratus
- Euleptes europaea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Afrogecko
- Species
- Afrogecko porphyreus
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