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    geckos in nth melbourne suburbs

    hi guys was just wondering what wild geckos can be found in the nth melbourne area, yeaterday morning i found a gecko on my bathroom ceiling, i think it was a asian house gecko but not sure as i dont no much about them and this is the first time ever i have seen one in the 22yrs i have lived in melbourne.

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    Will almost certainly be a marble gecko. Christinus marmoratus
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    how big do they grow as this was pretty small and it was a pink colour

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    did you get a photo?
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    I live in Caulfield and have a little colony of these in the garden...the only lizards we have!

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    Quote Originally Posted by waikare View Post
    how big do they grow as this was pretty small and it was a pink colour
    They are only small.
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    na no foto as i as on way to work and then it went back out the widow and disappeared

    thanks jungle python 2 for the pics i do beleive now it was a marbled gecko
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