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Spotted House Gecko

Gekko monarchus

Classification

Gekko monarchus, also called the spotted house gecko, is a species of gecko found in the Malay Peninsula (including southern Thailand and Singapore), some smaller Malaysian islands, Borneo (Brunei, East Malaysia and Kalimantan), the Philippines, many Indonesian islands including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and New Guinea (Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea). Characteristics This lizard has the typical body build of the genus Gekko - it appears flat and has a rough skin with small bumps on its back. Their tails regenerate once dropped, as with most gecko species.

Distribution

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