Tuesday, November 13, 2012

common house lizards

 A common house lizard 
Name : Common house lizard/gecko 

scientific name : hemidactylus frenatus 

animal group: amphibian 

information

     The common house lizard is a native of Southeast Asia. To some people, these nocturnal creatures are pest.in some households , residents set up lizard traps , hoping to trap the lizard.  

     The common house lizard can grow to approximately 14 cm .It eats insects but is not harmful to humans. when it is alarmed, it will lose its tail on purpose . The common house lizard makes a chirping sound .it goes : "chheck chekk chikk " or something like that . in southeast asia , like Singapore and Malaysia , they are known as "cicak" which is in malay language .

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