Editing Gecko (section)

==Species==
[[File:Mediterranean house gecko.JPG|thumb|[[Mediterranean house gecko]]]]More than 1,850 species of geckos occur worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reptile-database.org/|title=THE REPTILE DATABASE|website=www.reptile-database.org|access-date=2016-09-20|archive-date=2021-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029024411/http://www.reptile-database.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> including these familiar species:
*''[[Coleonyx variegatus]]'', the western banded gecko, is native to the southwestern [[United States]] and northwest [[Mexico]].
*''[[Cyrtopodion brachykolon]]'', the bent-toed gecko, is found in northwestern [[Pakistan]]; it was first described in 2007.
*''[[Leopard gecko|Eublepharis macularius]]'', the leopard gecko, is the most common gecko kept as a pet; it does not have adhesive toe pads and cannot climb the glass of a [[vivarium]].
*''[[Gehyra mutilata]]'' (''Pteropus mutilatus''), the stump-toed gecko, is able to vary its color from very light to very dark to camouflage itself; this gecko is at home in the wild, as well as in residential areas.
*''[[Tokay gecko|Gekko gecko]]'', the Tokay gecko, is a large, common, [[Southeast Asia]]n gecko known for its aggressive temperament, loud mating calls, and bright markings.
*''[[Hemidactylus]]'' is genus of geckos with many varieties.
**''[[Common house gecko|Hemidactylus frenatus]]'', the common house gecko, thrives around people and human habitation structures in the tropics and subtropics worldwide.
**''[[Indo-Pacific gecko|Hemidactylus garnotii]]'', the Indo-Pacific gecko, is found in houses throughout the tropics, and has become an invasive species of concern in [[Florida]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in the US.
**''[[Hemidactylus mabouia]]'', the tropical house gecko, Afro-American house gecko, or cosmopolitan house gecko, is a species of house gecko native to sub-Saharan Africa and also currently found in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
**''[[Mediterranean house gecko|Hemidactylus turcicus]]'', the Mediterranean house gecko, is frequently found in and around buildings, and is an [[introduced species]] in the US.
*''[[Lepidodactylus lugubris]]'', the mourning gecko, is originally an East Asian and Pacific species; it is equally at home in the wild and residential neighborhoods.
*''[[Bibron's thick-toed gecko|Pachydactylus bibroni]]'', Bibron's gecko, is native to southern Africa; this hardy [[arboreal locomotion|arboreal]] gecko is considered a household pest.
*''[[Gold dust day gecko|Phelsuma laticauda]]'', the gold dust day gecko, is diurnal; it lives in northern [[Madagascar]] and on the [[Comoros]]. It is also an introduced species in [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaii]].
*''[[Ptychozoon]]'' is a genus of arboreal geckos from Southeast Asia also known as flying or parachute geckos; they have wing-like flaps from the neck to the upper leg to help them conceal themselves on trees and provide lift while jumping.
*''[[Rhacodactylus]]'' is genus native to [[New Caledonia]].
**''[[Crested gecko|Rhacodactylus ciliatus]]'' (now assigned to the genus ''Correlophus''), the crested gecko, was believed extinct until rediscovered in 1994, and is gaining popularity as a pet.
**''[[Rhacodactylus leachianus]]'', the New Caledonian giant gecko, was first described by Cuvier in 1829; it is the largest living species of gecko.
*''[[Sphaerodactylus ariasae]]'', the dwarf gecko, is native to the Caribbean Islands; it is the world's smallest lizard.
*''[[Tarentola mauritanica]]'', the crocodile or Moorish gecko, is commonly found in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] region from the [[Iberian Peninsula]] and southern [[France]] to [[Greece]] and [[North Africa|northern Africa]]; their most distinguishing characteristics are their pointed heads, spiked skin, and tails resembling those of a [[crocodile]].