Today, urban lifestyle changes such as sealed homes, air conditioning and heavy pesticide use have made it harder for geckos ...

They’re your constant housemates, so we might as well learn more about the common house gecko. Costa Rica is home to 13 different species of geckos. One of, if not the most, abundant species, the ...

Today, there are eight gecko species in Hawaiʻi: mourning gecko, stump-toed gecko, fox gecko, common house gecko, tokay gecko, orange-spotted day gecko, giant day gecko and gold dust day gecko. The ...

Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) centipedes. Each gecko’s metabolism is low, so individually they have little impact, but as a species, they can eat many unwelcome creatures in your house.

Housing the Common House Gecko. Common house geckos have specialized toe pads that enable them to move effortlessly on vertical and upside-down surfaces, displaying unique behavior for reptiles.

Researchers documented many such leaps of the common house gecko, and found that they often hit trees headfirst and rebounded violently. Their recovery strategy -- grab on with the back feet and ...

In Texas, the two main species of gecko — the Mediterranean house gecko and common house gecko — can reach lengths of up to five inches and six inches, respectively. Breaking News.