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Found this lil guy in my house the other day and have never seen one before could someone please tell me what gecko it is. Thanks in advance. I stay in the Johannesburg area.
ID Needed please
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ID Needed please
by JJward7 » Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:19 pm
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Re: ID Needed please
by Westley Price » Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:25 pm
When reading the topic, I would have sworn this would be Pachydactylus affinis, but after seeing the pictures, I change my mind to Pachydactylus capensis.
They are both similar geckos that are closely related.
They are both similar geckos that are closely related.
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Re: ID Needed please
by Warren Klein » Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:28 pm
The picture is a bit dark but it looks like Pachydactylus turneri
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Re: ID Needed please
by JJward7 » Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:34 pm
Wow thanks guys I'm not so clued up with scientific names what is the common name for the species found?
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Re: ID Needed please
by Westley Price » Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:39 pm
You walked right into this one 
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Re: ID Needed please
by iiviii » Tue Jan 28, 2014 4:39 pm
As per Wesley's ID, Pachydactylus capensis - Cape thick-toed gecko. Thanks to wikipedia.
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Re: ID Needed please
by iiviii » Tue Jan 28, 2014 4:41 pm
I'm using a blackberry at the moment to view the post so I might be wrong, but does it look like this one has lost its tail at some point?
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