Geckoes

FAMILY Gekkonidae (Geckoes)



	Holodactylus africanus	Somali-Masai Clawed Gecko


	Stenodactylus stenodactylus	Elegant Gecko


	Cnemaspis africana	Usambara Forest Gecko


	Cnemaspis dickersoni	Dickerson’s Forest Gecko


	Cnemaspis elgonensis	Mt. Elgon Forest Gecko


	Hemidactylus barbouri	Barbour’s Gecko


	Hemidactylus bavazzanoi	Somali Banded Gecko


	Hemidactylus brooki	Brook’s Gecko


	Hemidactylus frenatus	Pacific Gecko


	Hemidactylus funaiolii	Archer’s Post Gecko


	Hemidactylus isolepis	Uniform-Scaled Gecko


	Hemidactyus mabouia	Tropical House Gecko
This is probably Kenya’s most common reptile. The gecko on the wall, under the lamp at night is this Gecko. They have worked out that the light attracts insects that they feed on. Because of this they have been enormously successful and will probably continue to do so with the expansion of human settlement. Check your coat pockets for little white miniature ping-pong balls because these are their eggs and this is their favourite place to deposit them.

	Hemidactylus macropholis	Boulenger’s Gecko


	Hemidactylus modestus	Tana River Gecko


	Hemidactylus platycephalus	Tree Gecko


	Hemidactylus robustus	Somali Plain Gecko


	Hemidactylus ruspolii	Prince Ruspoli’s Gecko


	Hemidactylus squamulatus	Nyika Gecko


	Hemidactylus tropidolepis	Ogaden Gecko


	Lygodactylus angolensis	Angolan Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus angularis	Angulate Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus capensis	Cape Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus grandisoni	Bunty’s Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus keniensis	Kenya Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus laterimaculatus	Side-Spotted Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus luteopicturatus	Yellow-Headed Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus manni	Mann’s Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus picturatus	White-Headed Dwarf Gecko

This is a beautiful little gecko that lives on tree trunks, and moves about during the day, dashing to the opposite side of the trunk as you try to get as better look at it. The males have a black and white head on a greyish body while the females have a much duller appearance of more or less the same pattern as the males. His throat is black, while her’s is white. They have round pupils and are much smaller than the Tropical House Gecko.


	Lygodactylus scheffleri	Scheffler’s Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus scorteccii	Scortecci’s Dwarf Gecko


	Lygodactylus somalicus	Somali Dwarf Gecko


	Pachydactylus turneri	Turner’s Thick-Toed Gecko


	Homopholis fasciata	Banded Velvet Gecko


	Pristurus crucifer	Cross-Marked Sand Gecko


	Phelsuma dubia	Dull-Green Day Gecko


	Holodactylus africanus	Somali-Masai Clawed Gecko