Common Names: Oceanic Gecko
Global Distribution: Native to Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomons; Exotic to Fiji - Pitcairn
Cook Island Status: Introduced - Polynesian, Naturalised; Land, coastal to mountains (mid-elevations); on dwellings and trees
Significance List: Pest Household nuisance
Key Features: A large gecko, to 18cm Total Length. Usually mottled brown and pale brown, with broad pale bands on the tail. Toe-Pads are wide oval with claws arising centrally. Tail is tapering steadily from the base . Makes a growling sound.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species: oceanica
Binomial name: Gehyra oceanica
Photos are of a fully grown adult and a juvenile.
Global Distribution: Native to Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomons; Exotic to Fiji - Pitcairn
Cook Island Status: Introduced - Polynesian, Naturalised; Land, coastal to mountains (mid-elevations); on dwellings and trees
Significance List: Pest Household nuisance
Key Features: A large gecko, to 18cm Total Length. Usually mottled brown and pale brown, with broad pale bands on the tail. Toe-Pads are wide oval with claws arising centrally. Tail is tapering steadily from the base . Makes a growling sound.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species: oceanica
Binomial name: Gehyra oceanica
Photos are of a fully grown adult and a juvenile.
