Asian House Gecko vs. Mourning Gecko
Both are night geckos of Hawaiian walls and lights. A: Plain or faintly mottled, no chevrons in the Asian House Gecko; pairs of dark wavy chevrons down the back in the Mourning Gecko. B: Rings of small spines around the tail in the Asian House Gecko; flattened, with no rings of spines in the Mourning Gecko. C: Small raised warts scattered on the back in the Asian House Gecko; smooth skin; a dark stripe through the eye in the Mourning Gecko. Only the Asian House Gecko chirps loudly. The Mourning Gecko is all female.
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