Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758)Non-native    Synonyms: Mediterranean House Gecko.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Reptilia   >   Order Squamata   >   Family Gekkonidae   >   Genus Hemidactylus   

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Non-native species introduced to Maryland.

There are 31 records in the project database.

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Mediterranean Gecko in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Mediterranean Gecko in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). Verified by Ken Krysko (FLMNH). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Mediterranean Gecko in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). Verified by Ken Krysko (FLMNH). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Mediterranean Gecko captured in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/17/2014). Determined by Sue Muller. Photo by Ben Leonard. (MBP list)

A Mediterranean Gecko in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/19/2017). Determined by Nate Nazdrowicz. Photo by Lauren Kelly. (MBP list)

Mediterranean Gecko in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Mediterranean Gecko in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/10/2023). (c) Laura Sebastianelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Laura Sebastianelli via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Mediterranean Gecko in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/25/2022). (c) qac, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by qac via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Mediterranean Gecko in Dorchester Co., Maryland (11/27/2022). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cin579 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Mediterranean Gecko in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/9/2018). (c) mobtowngeorge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mobtowngeorge via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Mediterranean Gecko in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Mediterranean Gecko in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2017). (c) Todd Parks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Todd Parks via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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