Turkish House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus)

Created: June 25th, 2010 - 12:35 AM
Last Modified: January 13th, 2011 - 02:01 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 48715

Country: United States		State: California	County: Riverside County	Time: 2010-06-24 04:37:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Rock flipping	Habitat: Residential neighborhood
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: Waning Crescent	Elevation: 442.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Expected to see geckos on wall at night, but none were out at all. Instead, I started to flip rocks to see if they were there. This gecko was under the 4th rock flipped, right after another had been found under the adjacent rock. Four geckos were found under rocks in the immediate area and two more were found a block away. I do not know how far these geckos range into the city.

Gecko for this record is the dark one in the picture.

Vouchers

Specimen deposited at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County