Classification: Introduced Species

Description: This lizard can reach a total length of 3.9 to 5.1 inchers. The body colour is a bright green or yellowish green or rarely blue. Typical for this day gecko are the red speckles on the neck and the upper back. There are three rust-coloured transverse bars on the snout and head; the upper part of the skin around the eye is blue. On the lower back there are three tapering red bars. The tail is slightly flattened. The under side is off-white. Juveniles lack the red colourations and the tail and limbs appear off-white.

Habitat: Hawaii: on plants in yards and gardens, inside and outside of human dwellings.

Range: Native to Madagascar and adjacent Comoro Islands; introduced and established on Oahu, Hawaii, and west Maui in the Hawaiian Islands, also on Farquhar island in the southern Seychelles.

Found in these States: CA | TX | HI | NM | TX

Diet: These day geckos feed on various insects and other invertebrates, and are also capable of eating other smaller lizards. They also eat soft, sweet fruit and pollen and nectar from flowers, often congregating in groups of many individuals to feed off of one plant.

Reproduction: The females lay up to 10 eggs. At a temperature of 28 °C, the young will hatch after approximately 40 to 45 days. The juveniles measure 55 to 60 mm. They should be kept separately since the juveniles can be quite quarrelsome. Sexual maturity is reached after 10 to 12 months.

Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, adaptability to a broad range of habitat types and tolerance of disturbance, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category, and the population presently appears to be stable.

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