The Indo-Pacific gecko (''Hemidactylus garnotii'') also known as Garnot's house gecko, the fox gecko, or the Assam greyish brown gecko, is a

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gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

found in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, the

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, and throughout

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. Adults are about in total length (including tail). They are seen as dark gray or brown with light markings in daylight and a pale, translucent colour at night. The belly is orange or yellow. The head has a long, narrow snout, hence the name fox gecko. The flattened tail has a row of spiny scales on the lateral edges. The species is

parthenogenic Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek grc, παρθένος, translit=parthénos, lit=virgin, label=none + grc, γένεσις, translit=génesis, lit=creation, label=none) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development ...

– all individuals are female and lay eggs that hatch without requiring male fertilisation.Pascatore, Linda (2008). "Birds and Plants of Kauai: The Gecko"
. accessed 6 February 2011 In

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, the species is thought to be a long-term resident. Formerly considered a house gecko, it has been displaced to natural habitats by the more recently arrived

common house gecko The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard. Most geckos are nocturn ...

. In

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and

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it has become established as an

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of concern.

Etymology

The specific name, ''garnotii'', is in honor of

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

naturalist

Prosper Garnot Prosper Garnot (13 January 1794 – 8 October 1838) was a French surgeon and naturalist. Garnot was born at Brest. He was an assistant surgeon under Louis Isidore Duperrey on ''La Coquille'' during its circumnavigation of the globe (1822–1825). ...

Description

Snout obtusely pointed, longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, 1.5 to 1.6 times the diameter of the orbit; forehead slightly concave; ear-opening small, rounded. Body and limbs moderate. A slight but distinct fold of the skin along the flanks, and another bordering the hind limb posteriorly. Digits free or with a very slight rudiment of web, moderately dilated, inner well developed; infradigital lamellae oblique, 6 or 7 under the inner digits, 10 to 12 under the fourth finger, and 11 to 14 under the fourth toe. Upper surfaces and throat covered with minute granular scales, a little larger on the snout; abdominal scales moderate, imbricate. Rostral subquadrangular, with median cleft above; nostril pierced between the rostral and three nasals; 12 or 13 upper and 9 to 11 lower labials; mental large, triangular, in contact posteriorly with a pair of pentagonal chin-shields, followed by a second smaller pair; the anterior pair of chin-shields in contact with the first infralabial, and with each other mesially; the posterior pair separated from each other, and also completely or nearly completely from the labials. Tail depressed, flat beneath, with sharp denticulated lateral edge; the scales on the upper surface very small, equal; those on the lower surface larger, imbricate, with a median series of large, transversely dilated plates. Brownish grey above, uniform or with more or less distinct brown and whitish spots; lower surfaces uniform whitish. Boulenger GA (1890). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. ("''Hemidactylus garnoti'' ic, pp. 94–95). Snout to vent length (SVL) ; tail .

Reproduction

''H. garnotii'' is a parthenogenetic species.

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and

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, South Pacific Islands. NE

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, NE India (

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, Sikkim),

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, Philippine Islands,

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(introduced),

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, Polynesia,

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. It is also found in

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*John_L._Behler">Behler_JL,_King_FW_(1979)._''The_Audubon_Society_Field_Guide_to_North_American_Reptiles_and_Amphibians''._New_York:_Alfred_A._Knopf._743_pp._._("''Hemidactylus_garnoti''__ic,_pp. 492–493_+_Plate_401). *_Boulenger_GA_(1885)._''Catalogue_of_the_Lizards_in_the_British_Museum_(Natural_History)._Second_Edition._Volume_I._Geckonidæ_...''_London:_Trustees_of_the_British_Museum_(Natural_History)._(Taylor_and_Francis,_printers)._xii_+_436_pp._+_Plates_I-XXXII._(''Hemidactylus_garnotii'',_pp. 141–142). *Roger_Conant_(herpetologist)">Conant_R_(1975)._''A_Field_Guide_to_Reptiles_and_Amphibians_of_Eastern_and_Central_North_America,_Second_Edition''._Boston:_Houghton_Mifflin._xviii_+_429_pp._+_Plates_1–48.__(hardcover),__(paperback)._("''Hemidactylus_garnoti''__ic,_p. 84_+_Plate_17_+_Map_43). *Crawford,_Daniel_M.;_Somma,_Louis_A._(1993)._"''Hemidactylus_garnotii''_(Indo-Pacific_gecko)".__''Herpetological_Review''_24_(3):_108–109. * Tahiti,_French_Polynesia">Tahiti.html"_;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia">Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia.html"_;"title="Tahiti.html"_;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia">Tahiti.html"_;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia.

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*John_L._Behler">Behler_JL,_King_FW_(1979)._''The_Audubon_Society_Field_Guide_to_North_American_Reptiles_and_Amphibians''._New_York:_Alfred_A._Knopf._743_pp._._("''Hemidactylus_garnoti''__ic,_pp. 492–493_+_Plate_401). *_Boulenger_GA_(1885)._''Catalogue_of_the_Lizards_in_the_British_Museum_(Natural_History)._Second_Edition._Volume_I._Geckonidæ_...''_London:_Trustees_of_the_British_Museum_(Natural_History)._(Taylor_and_Francis,_printers)._xii_+_436_pp._+_Plates_I-XXXII._(''Hemidactylus_garnotii'',_pp. 141–142). *Roger_Conant_(herpetologist)">Conant_R_(1975)._''A_Field_Guide_to_Reptiles_and_Amphibians_of_Eastern_and_Central_North_America,_Second_Edition''._Boston:_Houghton_Mifflin._xviii_+_429_pp._+_Plates_1–48.__(hardcover),__(paperback)._("''Hemidactylus_garnoti''__ic,_p. 84_+_Plate_17_+_Map_43). *Crawford,_Daniel_M.;_Somma,_Louis_A._(1993)._"''Hemidactylus_garnotii''_(Indo-Pacific_gecko)".__''Herpetological_Review''_24_(3):_108–109. *:fr:Indraneil_Das">Das_I_(2002)._''A_Photographic_Guide_to_Snakes_and_other_Reptiles_of_India''._Sanibel_Island,_Florida:_Ralph_Curtis_Books._144_pp._._("''Hemidactylus_garnoti''__ic,_p. 98). *André_Marie_Constant_Duméril.html" ;"title=":fr:Indraneil_Das.html" ;"title="Roger_Conant_(herpetologist).html" ;"title="John_L._Behler.html" ;"title="Tahiti,_ Tahiti,_French_Polynesia">Tahiti.html"_;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia">Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia.html"_;"title="Tahiti.html"_;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia">Tahiti.html"_;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia.

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*John_L._Behler">Behler_JL,_King_FW_(1979)._''The_Audubon_Society_Field_Guide_to_North_American_Reptiles_and_Amphibians''._New_York:_Alfred_A._Knopf._743_pp._._("''Hemidactylus_garnoti''__ic,_pp. 492–493_+_Plate_401). *_Boulenger_GA_(1885)._''Catalogue_of_the_Lizards_in_the_British_Museum_(Natural_History)._Second_Edition._Volume_I._Geckonidæ_...''_London:_Trustees_of_the_British_Museum_(Natural_History)._(Taylor_and_Francis,_printers)._xii_+_436_pp._+_Plates_I-XXXII._(''Hemidactylus_garnotii'',_pp. 141–142). *Roger_Conant_(herpetologist)">Conant_R_(1975)._''A_Field_Guide_to_Reptiles_and_Amphibians_of_Eastern_and_Central_North_America,_Second_Edition''._Boston:_Houghton_Mifflin._xviii_+_429_pp._+_Plates_1–48.__(hardcover),__(paperback)._("''Hemidactylus_garnoti''__ic,_p. 84_+_Plate_17_+_Map_43). *Crawford,_Daniel_M.;_Somma,_Louis_A._(1993)._"''Hemidactylus_garnotii''_(Indo-Pacific_gecko)".__''Herpetological_Review''_24_(3):_108–109. *:fr:Indraneil_Das">Das_I_(2002)._''A_Photographic_Guide_to_Snakes_and_other_Reptiles_of_India''._Sanibel_Island,_Florida:_Ralph_Curtis_Books._144_pp._._("''Hemidactylus_garnoti''__ic,_p. 98). *André_Marie_Constant_Duméril">Duméril_AMC,_Gabriel_Bibron.html" ;"title="French_Polynesia.html" ;"title="Tahiti.html" ;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti, French Polynesia">Tahiti.html" ;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti, French Polynesia">Tahiti">Tahiti,_French_Polynesia.html" ;"title="Tahiti.html" ;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti, French Polynesia">Tahiti.html" ;"title="Tahiti">Tahiti, French Polynesia.

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