Talk:Mediterranean house gecko

Species identification
What is the quick visual identifying difference between the the Mediterranean species Hemidactylus turcicus known as Mediterranean house gecko and the Common House Gecko, scientific name Hemidactylus frenatus? Nodove(talk) 15:51, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Geographic focus
Could someone add some info about what they eat to this page? I presume they eat fluttering things since they hang out near the porch light but that is speculation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.54.85.188 (talk) 02:44, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

We have them in Ft Worth,TX. Population been increasing rapidly over the last 3-4 yrs. Annoying part is feces on garage walls and in attic and shed personal belongings and occassional live sightings inside house scare wifey. Looks like tiny bird/mouse poop. Concerned hidden feces may eventually lead to mold or other bad smells. Could also get into electrical systems. Egg shell findings frequently in attic and garage. Fewer waterbugs around house. Wish I could train them to kill spiders. 7-31-08.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.93.63.176 (talk) 17:42, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

I found one in my house yesterday about an inch long. We live in Calera oklahoma. march 22 2006 outboardmike@yahoo.com. I found one at my office about 2 inches long in Tallahassee, Florida on November 8, 2006. kquail@gmail.com
 * That's funny. But maybe you shouldn't post your personal info in public so that people won't SPAM you. --JDitto 05:46, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I've seen a lot of these in southern Spain. Fascinating to sit and watch them hunt flies. Drutt 22:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

I live in Central Texas. I work nights and often find baby geckos wondering the hallways. I capture them, take them home and release them. From what I can tell they like to stay under the raised edges of the metal roof and in the garage where it is dark most of the time. The oldest ones are almost 5 inches long now. I suppose they will spread through the neighborhood as the population increases around the house. Kfinto 17:37, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Life cycle?
I'd like to see information on their life cycle, including images of their young, and what they look like while pregnant. I think I may have seen a pregnant one on my bathroom window. I am not sure, but it was translucent yellow, and it had funny lumps in its abdominal area. Perhaps it had just eaten something, do they swallow their prey whole like snakes? - JimCrayne (talk) 10:17, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

USA geographic confusion
"Introductions are also known from across the Southern U.S., where it is particularly well-established in the Gulf Coast states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. It can also be occasionally found as far north as Tennessee and Utah."

Most of those states are not on the Gulf Coast.

Virginia is at least as far north as Tennessee. Maryland is north of Virginia. The antecedent of "it" is not well-established.24.139.63.115 (talk) 16:01, 5 April 2021 (UTC)