Helmeted gecko

Helmeted gecko

Taxobox | name = Helmeted gecko
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Gekkonidae
genus = "Tarentola"
species = "T. chazaliae"
binomial = "Tarentola chazaliae"

The Helmeted gecko ("Tarentola chazaliae") is a member of the gecko family native to the west coast of Africa.

The size of the adult helmeted gecko is about 4 inches (10 cm). The environment they live in is sandy and rocky desert with sparse vegetation. The gecko is mainly nocturnal. Helmeted geckos require a humid environment.

Helmeted gecko colors can be anywhere from light grey to dark brown. The underside of the gecko is light-colored.

Helmeted geckos are the first vertebrates to be found to see color in very low levels of light.


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