Do you have house geckos in your country?

[Zanzibar]

They seldom come in houses, but yeah we have them.

That seems like a different species. You don't have the ones in the OP I believe? Finland seems too cold and icy for them I think. When I studied in Ohio in Midwest USA, I never see any geckos at all despite living there for four years.

[Radimir]

I've seen Tropical House Geckos and they are rather cute a friend of mines actually keeps one as a pet.

[Alexandro]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarentola_mauritanica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_house_gecko

Yes, these are common where I live from March to November, although sometimes you see them on the warmer winter days.

[Petalpusher]

Do they come also into buildings and houses?

Do they look like the pics that I posted in OP?

I am surprised because I thought France would be too temperate and chilly for them to live in climate wise.

It happened a few times, my dog chase them.

It can be found in France on the med coast where i live now. I don't remember seeing them where i grew up, however some have been found as far north as Grenoble since 2018, supposedly due to climate change.

On trouve ce gecko sur tout le pourtour méditerranéen, parfois relativement loin à l'intérieur des terres. En France on le trouve près des côtes mais également plus à l'intérieur (Provence, Corse,…). Avec le réchauffement climatique, il est signalé en 2018 à Grenoble

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarent...aur%C3%A9tanie

[Zanzibar]

House geckos(Hemidactylus) are originally from old world(as far I know), but especially the Mediterranean house gecko(H.turcicus, also known as Turkish house gecko) and some Asian species like for example H.frenatus are wide spread across tropical and subtropical parts of this world since traffic of gods from these regions due the history. If I am not wrong, South America is not known for their richness of Gecko species, but there are some dwarf species with incredible beautiful colors, they mostly live in the Caribbean.

You are originally from Turkey right? Are there geckos there and how common are they in houses and buildings?

I believe Germany (assuming you live there) doesn't have them because its too up north and cold climatically?

[Zanzibar]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarentola_mauritanica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_house_gecko

Yes, these are common where I live from March to November, although sometimes you see them on the warmer winter days.

Can you find house geckos anywhere in Spain? Like can you find them even in the north in Basque regions or Galicia?

[Óttar]

No, but when I lived in India, I encountered one once.

[Alexandro]

Can you find house geckos anywhere in Spain? Like can you find them even in the north in Basque regions or Galicia?

I've seen salamanquesas (what we call the Tarentola Mauritanica) in Galicia, in a city there called Vilagarcía de Arousa, and the Med house gecko in Vigo. In regards to the Basque Country, I've only been in the winter to Donosti and Bilbao so not exactly the best person to ask.

[Zanzibar]

It happened a few times, my dog chase them.

It can be found in France on the med coast where i live now. I don't remember seeing them where i grew up, however some have been found as far north as Grenoble since 2018, supposedly due to climate change.


https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarent...aur%C3%A9tanie

I believe the ones that your dogs chased seem to be a different species to the ones that I posted which are the common/tropical house geckos of Asia?

That's interesting. So I guess they will move even more north if climates get even warmer. When I studied in Ohio in Midwest USA, I never see any geckos at all despite living there for four years. Seems like geckos are mainly restricted to southern parts of US like Florida, Texas, California or places like Hawaii, etc.

[Zanzibar]

No, but when I lived in India, I encountered one once.

You met one once in your apartment/condo? I thought they are very easy to be found in India.