The Geckos 



Family GncKONiDit 



A. Scales coarsely granular. 



Brownish yellow, with small, dark spots. 



REEF GECKO, Sphaerodactylus notaius. 

 Distribution. — Key West, Florida; Cuba; Bahamas. 



B. Scales exceedingly small. 



*io — 12 rows of enlarged, separated, wart-like scales on 

 the back and sides. 



Brownish yellow; 8 — lo darker bands (transverse) 

 on each side. 



TUBERCULAR GECKO, Phyllodactylus tubcrculosus. 

 Distribution. — Lower California. 

 **No enlarged, tubercular scales. 

 Gray; 5 broad, black cross-bands with pale centres. 



CAPE GECKO, Phyllodactylus unctus. 

 Distribution. — Lower California. 



Family EuBLEPHARiDyt 



Brown, with pale yellow cross-bands or blotches. 



BANDED GECKO. Eublcpharis variegatus. 

 Distribution. — Texas to California. 



The Genus Phyllodactylus: Twenty-five species are con- 

 tained within this genus. They occur in Lower California, 

 Mexico, Central America and tropical South America, Africa 

 and Australia. 



Following are details concerning the two species found 

 in North America: 



THE TUBERCULAR GECKO; WARTY GECKO 

 Phyllodactylus tuherculosus, (Wiegmann) 

 From the other North American Geckos this lizard may 

 be told by the rows — 10 to 12 — of enlarged, separated, wart-like or 

 tubercular scales, running lengthwise on the back and the sides; 

 between these the scales are very minute. The toes are much 

 flattened and expanded at the tips, the under sides of which 

 form adhesive disks to aid the creature in running over smooth, 

 upright surfaces. The eye is extremely large, with upright 

 (elliptical) pupil. 



Colouration. — Pale, brownish yellow or reddish-yellow above, 

 with eight to ten darker transverse bands on each side of 

 the body; a dark brown streak on each side of the head passing 



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