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Tropical House Gecko vs. Mediterranean Gecko

Both are warty house geckos with spiny tails; their records overlap in southern California. A: One row of broad plates, each across the full width of the tail in the Tropical House Gecko; small, irregular or paired scales; no row of broad plates in the Mediterranean House Gecko. B: Large, three-sided, close-set, staying dense right down to the hips and the base of the tail in the Tropical House Gecko; rounded to weakly keeled, more widely spaced, fading toward the hips and rear sides in the Mediterranean House Gecko. C: 13 to 16 divided pads under the 4th toe; toes broader and longer in the Tropical House Gecko; 9 to 12 divided pads under the 4th toe; toes slimmer in the Mediterranean House Gecko.

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Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Mediterranean Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Tropical House Gecko vs. Mediterranean House Gecko: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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