Scientific Name
Hemidactylus turcicus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Mediterranean House Gecko
Park Synonyms
Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Gekkota |
| Family | Gekkonidae |
| Genus | Hemidactylus |
| Species | Hemidactylus turcicus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Reptile Certification/July 2007
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
The Prival and Goode 2005 survey resulted in 13 observations of Hemidactylus turcicus in BIBE during 2003 and 2004.; Data Source: Reptile Certification/July 2007
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
20
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
1/4/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
BLA - I&M Office.
Last Modified Date
7/12/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642; Converted from the BIBE NPSpecies file 'NPSpp_be.mdb' downloaded from the NPSpecies web site by the Fort Collins I&M Offices.
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