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Tropical House Gecko vs. Moorish Gecko

Both are introduced geckos on walls; their records overlap in southern California. A: Dark W-shaped bands, small warts in the Tropical House Gecko; big, broad, rows of big spiky warts in the Moorish Gecko. B: Pads widest at the tips in the Tropical House Gecko; pads running the full length of each toe in the Moorish Gecko.

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Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica
Tropical House Gecko vs. Moorish Gecko: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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