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Flat-tailed House Gecko vs. Tropical House Gecko

Both are introduced house geckos; their records meet in southern California. A: Smooth and plain or faintly marked in the Flat-tailed House Gecko; dark W-shaped bands and small warts in the Tropical House Gecko. B: Flat, with a fringe of pointed scales in the Flat-tailed House Gecko; round, with rings of spiny scales in the Tropical House Gecko.

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Flat-tailed House Gecko

Hemidactylus platyurus

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia
Flat-tailed House Gecko vs. Tropical House Gecko: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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