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Seychelles Small Day Gecko
Phelsuma astriata Tornier, 1901
Phelsuma astriata is a Seychelles-endemic day gecko that can dramatically change its colour intensity based on light.
Abbott's Day Gecko
Phelsuma abbotti Stejneger, 1893
Phelsuma abbotti is an oviparous Gekkonidae lizard found in Madagascar and Seychelles across multiple habitats.
Réunion Island ornate day gecko
Phelsuma inexpectata Mertens, 1966
Phelsuma inexpectata is a small day gecko endemic to restricted coastal areas of Réunion.
Bluetail Day Gecko
Phelsuma cepediana (Milbert, 1812)
Phelsuma cepediana is a mid-sized diurnal day gecko widely distributed across Mauritius.
Madagascar Ground Gecko
Paroedura picta (Peters, 1854)
Paroedura picta, the ocelot gecko, is a small nocturnal insectivorous gecko with distinctive ocelot-like spotting.
Graceful Madagascar Ground Gecko
Paroedura gracilis (Boulenger, 1896)
Paroedura gracilis, the graceful Madagascar ground gecko, is a Gekkonidae lizard endemic to Madagascar.
Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus vansoni Fitzsimons, 1933
Pachydactylus vansoni, or Van Son's thick-toed gecko, is an oviparous gekkonid lizard endemic to Southern Africa.
Weber's Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus weberi Roux, 1907
Pachydactylus weberi is a small slender gecko found in southern African deserts and shrublands that is oviparous.
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus punctatus Peters, 1854
Pachydactylus punctatus is a thick-toed gecko species in the Gekkonidae family found across southern Africa.
Spotted Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus maculatus Gray, 1845
Pachydactylus maculatus, the spotted thick-toed gecko, is a Gekkonidae lizard found in South Africa and Eswatini.
Cradock Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus geitje (Sparrman, 1778)
Pachydactylus geitje is a small colorful mottled ground-dwelling gecko that lays a clutch of two tiny eggs in summer.
Cape Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus capensis (Smith, 1846)
Pachydactylus capensis, the Cape thick-toed gecko, is a Gekkonidae lizard species found in southern Africa.
Transvaal Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus affinis Boulenger, 1896
Pachydactylus affinis is a Gekkonidae lizard species found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Austen's Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus austeni Hewitt, 1923
Pachydactylus austeni is a gecko that lives in southern African coastal dune sands, eating small insects and laying eggs.
Namib Sand Gecko
Pachydactylus rangei (Andersson, 1908)
Pachydactylus rangei, the web-footed gecko, is a nocturnal gecko endemic to the Namib Desert of Southern Africa.
Smith's Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus formosus Smith, 1849
Pachydactylus formosus is a Gekkonidae lizard found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana.
Fragile Thick-toed gecko
Pachydactylus kladaroderma Branch, Bauer & Good, 1996
Pachydactylus kladaroderma is a dull brown gecko species endemic to specific mountain regions of South Africa.
Southern Cape York Nactus
Nactus cheverti (Boulenger, 1885)
Nactus cheverti is an oviparous gecko species endemic to Queensland, Australia, that prefers forest habitat.
Kotschy's Gecko
Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870)
Mediodactylus kotschyi, Kotschy's gecko, is a small slender gecko native to coastal Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea regions.
Transcaspian Bent-toed Gecko
Mediodactylus russowii (Strauch, 1887)
Mediodactylus russowii is an Asian oviparous gekkonid lizard native to parts of Central and Western Asia.
Asia Minor Thin-toed Gecko
Mediodactylus heterocercus (Blanford, 1874)
Asia Minor thin-toed gecko is a Gekkonidae lizard species found in parts of Western Asia.
Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko
Mediodactylus danilewskii (Strauch, 1887)
Mediterranean thin-toed gecko Mediodactylus danilewskii is a Gekkonidae lizard found in southeastern Europe and Turkey, sometimes treated as a Kotschy's gecko subspecies.
Eastern Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko
Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937)
Mediodactylus orientalis is an oviparous gekkonid lizard sometimes treated as a subspecies of Kotschy's gecko, found in Lebanon and Jordan.
Painted Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus picturatus (Peters, 1870)
Lygodactylus picturatus is a widely distributed African Lygodactylus gecko with one recognized non-nominate subspecies.
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