The following photos are of a Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) this little one was in a corner of my room so I took it carefully and took it to the garden to a safe place to release it.

^{Las siguientes fotografías son de un Gecko casero común (Hemidactylus frenatus) este pequeñin se encontraba en una esquina de mi habitacion, asi que lo tome con cuidado y lo lleve al jardín a un lugar seguro para liberarlo.}

He stayed very still, I guess it was out of fear, I decided to take him out of my house since my cats like to devour them lol it is very common to find these geckos in houses, they are not aggressive but they are fast enough to move and they tend to be very suspicious and fearful, thanks to this their survival is successful.

^{Se quedo muy quieto, supongo que fue por miedo, decidi sacarlo de mi casa ya que mis gatos gustan de devorarlos jejeje es muy comun encontrar estos geckos en las casas, no son agresivos pero si son bastante rápidos para moverse y suelen ser muy desconfiados, gracias a ello su supervivencia es exitosa.}

They are appreciated in some parts as they help with certain pests such as flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, scorpions, termites, moths, crickets etc.
There are many variety of species, this gecko is grayish in color with lines of darker spots that run from head to tail, in other varieties there are lighter colors and when they are younger they become so white that their inside revealing its tiny veins.

^{Son apreciados en algunas partes ya que ayudan con ciertas plagas como moscas, mosquitos, cucarachas, alacranes, termitas, polillas, grillos etc. Hay muchas variedad de especies, este gecko es color grisaseo con líneas de manchas mas oscuras que le recorren de la cabeza a la cola, en otras variedades los hay de colores mas claros y cuando son mas jóvenes llegan a ser tan blancos que se transparenta su interior dejando ver sus diminutas venas.}

They are usually found in places near light bulbs, warm places and where there is a large congregation of insects, their eyes are brown and striped and they have four fingers on each leg which are equipped with small suction cups to adhere well to ceilings, walls or any other surface they wish to climb.

^{Se les suele encontrar en lugares cerca de bombillas, lugares tibios y donde existe una gran congregacion de insectos, sus ojos son cafes y rayados y cuenta con cuatro dedos en cada pata los cuales estan dotados de pequeñas ventosas para adherirse bien a los techos, paredes o cualquier otra superficie que deseen trepar.}

A peculiarity they have is that when they feel in danger they voluntarily release their tail, even it stays moving for a few seconds to distract the predator and thus giving the gecko the opportunity to escape, it is a very curious and striking animal, usually they are nocturnal although from time to time they can be seen during the day although this is not very common.

^{Una peculiaridad que poseen es que cuando se sienten en peligro liberan la cola voluntariamante, incluso ésta se queda moviendose por algunos segundos para distraer al depredador y dando con ello oportunidad de que el gecko se escape, es un animal muy curioso y llamativo, usualmante son nocturnos aunque de vez en cuando se les puede ver durante el dia aunque no es muy comun esto.}

I took it carefully so as not to hurt him, surprisingly he stayed quite still, when I was outside my house I took the opportunity to take a few captures while he remained still, after a few moments I deposited him on top of a log and i gave him a few soft touches to run away.

^{Lo tome con cuidado para no lastimarlo, sorpresivamente se quedo bastante quieto, cuando estuve fuera de mi casa aproveche para tomarle unas cuantas captura mientras el permanecia quieto, despues de unos momentos lo deposite en lo alto de un tronco y le di unos cuantos toques suaves para que huyera.}

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PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY ME, WITH MY LG Q60

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