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Flat-tailed House Gecko vs. Mourning Gecko

iNaturalist observation maps: they share walls and houses across Southeast Asia (Flat-tailed's native range). A: A flap of skin along each side and between the legs in the Flat-tailed House Gecko; no skin flap; paired dark W-marks down the back in the Mourning Gecko. B: Flat, with a fringe of pointed scales along each edge in the Flat-tailed House Gecko; round, with dark bands in the Mourning Gecko.

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Flat-tailed House Gecko

Hemidactylus platyurus

Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris
Flat-tailed House Gecko vs. Mourning Gecko: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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