Gekko monarchus
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Spotted House Gecko
My guide Kurt "Orion" G and I saw several adults of this largish gecko on various buildings on this night, but they all escaped my camera. The only individual I managed to photograph was this tiny baby.
My Travelogues and Trip Lists page includes a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on this trip to Malaysia, as well as a travelogue of the trip.
This one from a few days later was still not a fully grown adult, but it was quite a bit older and larger.
This gecko was nearly invisible as it hugged the surface of a large boulder.
This tiny baby gecko has already lost its tail. You'd think life on our cabin wall would be cozy and safe.
Printed references:
- Cox, M. J., van Dijk, P. P., Nabhitabhata, J., Thirakhupt, K. 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
- Das, I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo
- Grismer, L. L. 2011. Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos
- Manthey, U., Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens