#1485 · 🦎 reptiles

Mediterranean House Gecko

🇳🇱 Europese Tjitjak ·Hemidactylus turcicus

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The Mediterranean house gecko ( Hemidactylus turcicus ) (not to be confused with the Asian species Hemidactylus frenatus known as common house gecko) is a small gecko common to the Mediterranean which has spread to many parts of the world. It is commonly referred to as the Turkish gecko as represented in its Latin name and also as the "Moon Lizard" because it emerges in the evening. A study in Portugal found H. turcicus to be totally nocturnal,...

base stats

NL sightings 1iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 57,819iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #16 most seen of the reptiles in NL.
57,819 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).