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Salamanquesa rosada (Hemidactylus turcicus), especie distribuida por todo el Mediterráneo, menos adaptada a entornos completamente transformados por el ser humano, como la salamanquesa común.
Este ejemplar estaba en uno de los pocos pinares de la sierra de Mijas que ha sobrevivido al incendio que acabó con el 90% del bosque.
jacoboquero.com/galerias/galeria-de-anfibios-y-reptiles/i...
(Hemidactylus turcicus)
A bit pink and visible nails
Spending a relaxed Whitsuntide with my parents in the rustic countryside of south-east Mallorca I once again had the opportunity for some mediterranean herping. I refamiliarized myself with the ever-present Moorish gecko (Tarentola mauritanica), was sung to sleep by the Iberian waterfrog (Pelophylax perezi), visited the western Hermann's tortoise (Testudo h. hermanni) and was once again bitten by the mildly venomous but harmless to humans Algerian false smooth snake (Macroprotodon [cucullatus] mauritanicus). I assure you, I deserved it.
Besides those old acquaintances, I could add two new ticks to my herpetological checklist. I swam over to one of the small offshore islets to meet a melanistic population of Lilford's wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi jordansi), which where quite bold, as animals living on islands without terrestrial predators tend to be.
The other new find was the Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) which is quite common all around the Mediterranian but seems to always be outnumbered wherever it occurs in syntopy with the more robust Moorish gecko. Among dozens, maybe hundreds of Tarentola living in and around the characteristicly Mallorquin tanca walls surrounding our finca I only ever found two Hemidactylus, one subadult and the beautiful juvenile depicted above.
Except for Lilford's wall lizard and the Mallorcan midwife toad or ferreret (Alytes muletensis) the complete extant herpetofauna of Mallorca is the result of human mediated introduction. While some species arrived back in ancient times and are now considered to be naturalized, others made their way only a couple of years ago, some becoming invasive fast.
Dry-stone wall near Son Negre, Mallorca.
Salamanquesa rosada "Hemidactylus turcicus"
Salamanquesa rosada "Hemidactylus turcicus"
Salamanquesa rosada "Hemidactylus turcicus"
Salamanquesa rosada "Hemidactylus turcicus"
Salamanquesa rosada (Hemidactylus turcicus), anoche, en el salón de mi casa ñ_ñ
Such a beauty <3
Osga-turca
Mediterranean House Gecko
Pedrógão
2013
La salamanquesa con la que comparto habitación tiene más granos que yo y ojos más espectaculares.
La salamanquesa con la que comparto habitación tiene más granos que yo y ojos más espectaculares.
--- Juvenile ---
Look my wildlife videoclips on it.youtube.com/user/SystemaNaturae
--- Juvenile ---
Look my wildlife videoclips on it.youtube.com/user/SystemaNaturae
La salamanquesa rosada (Hemidactylus turcicus) es una especie de la familia Gekkonidae presente en buena parte de los países mediterráneos e introducida en diversas regiones del mundo. Son nocturnos e insectívoros. Tienen ojos enormes sin párpados y una piel pálida con manchas negras en su cuerpo y a menudo con la cola jaspeada. Su vientre es un poco traslúcido.
Look my wildlife videoclips on it.youtube.com/user/SystemaNaturae
Look my wildlife videoclips on it.youtube.com/user/SystemaNaturae
Look my wildlife videoclips on it.youtube.com/user/SystemaNaturae
Foto realizada en condiciones controladas, luz del flash.
a closer look at the gecko's feet- little pads on the toes- they can walk on the ceiling.
check out macropoulos's explanation and link on how geckos can walk on any surface.
www.flickr.com/photos/markop/1998212134#/
