Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 2011

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Potentially Invasive

Distribution: In the Galapagos Common House- Geckos have become established in cities and towns such as Puerto Ayora Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, and Puerto Villamil.

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• Torres-Carvajal, O. Tapia,, W. (2011) First record of the common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus Schlegel, 1836 and distribution extension of Phyllodactylus reissii Peters, 1862 in the Galápagos Check List 7(4):470-472
• Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping