Friday, December 7, 2018

FLAT-TAILED HOUSE GECKO

Photographed on Home Island, Cocos, December 2018

121                  FLAT-TAILED HOUSE GECKO                     Hemidactylus platyurus

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                   86

Also known as Common House Gecko or Asian House Gecko. Common in se Asia and many tropical areas. In Australia only established in the Cocos Islands. Often found in and around buildings. Common house gecko in Asia , but while this name is used in Australia it refers to a different lizard.

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