Hemidactylus garnoti

Indo-Pacific Gecko

Florida Distribution: INTRODUCED SPECIES. Scattered populations from Central Florida south.

Identification: up to 12.7 cm. Introduced species. Yellow underside, which becomes orange to red towards the tail tip. Able to spread easily as single individuals are able to reproduce through parthenogenesis. Nocturnal often seen around lights hunting insects.

Gecko on wall.

Close up of toe pads. Pads are relatively broader than those of native geckos.

Young gecko sloughing its skin.