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Indo-Pacific House Gecko vs. Mourning Gecko

Both are night geckos on Hawaiian houses and trunks; the Indo-Pacific House Gecko now lives mostly at higher elevations. A: Yellow to orange in the Indo-Pacific House Gecko; pale yellowish-cream in the Mourning Gecko. B: Grey-brown with small pale spots, no chevrons in the Indo-Pacific House Gecko; pairs of dark wavy chevrons in the Mourning Gecko. A strongly yellow belly points to the Indo-Pacific House Gecko; the Mourning Gecko can be pale yellowish below. The Indo-Pacific House Gecko is all female.

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Indo-Pacific House Gecko

Hemidactylus garnotii

Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris
Indo-Pacific House Gecko vs. Mourning Gecko: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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