First records of the Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata, Gekkonidae), in Mexico

By

Villalobos-Juárez, Ivan
García-Padilla, Elí
Sigala-Rodríguez, José Jesús
Villalobos-Jiménez, Giovanna

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-9-13

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

957--960

Subjects

Exotic species , Geographic distribution , invasive lizard , new country record , Urban areas

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.957

 

Abstract

We report the first records of the invasive Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758), in Mexico, based on the discovery of five specimens from Reynosa, Tamaulipas.