Turkish House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus)

Created: June 25th, 2010 - 12:46 AM
Last Modified: January 13th, 2011 - 02:01 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 48717

Country: United States		State: California	County: Riverside County	Time: 2010-06-24 04:48:00
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. 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.

Vouchers

Specimen deposited at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County