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Ringed Wall Gecko vs. Moorish Gecko

Both are big Tarentola wall geckos let loose in southern California towns. A: Four white spots in a group on the shoulders in the Ringed Wall Gecko; no white shoulder spots in the Moorish Gecko. B: Warty, the warts lower and less spiky in the Ringed Wall Gecko; rows of strongly keeled, spiky warts in the Moorish Gecko.

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Ringed Wall Gecko

Tarentola annularis

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica
Ringed Wall Gecko vs. Moorish Gecko: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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