First record of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Piperi Island, Northern Sporades, Greece

By

Daftsios, Thomas
Iakovidis, Dionisios
Gogolos, Nikolaos
Sagonas, Kostas

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-7-25

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

37

Pages

227--229

Subjects

Distribution , Gekkonidae , Mediterranean , Reptiles

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.37.e122349

 

Abstract

New records of species distribution help advance our understanding of species biogeographical dynamics and, potentially, local adaptations. Here, we report for the first time the presence of the Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) on a small, isolated Aegean island from which only one other reptile species has been previously documented. This discovery contributes new distribution data, enriching future assessments of both the species and its habitat.