MOORISH GECKO
This gecko is also known as the common wall gecko and was my first Kefalonian gecko, what a beauty. They can grow up to 160mm in length and are usually a dark brown colour when in the light, but become lighter, as it becomes darker. Juveniles have black markings on their backs and bands on their tails. Their bodies are covered in pointy bumps called tubercles which give it a spiny, armoured appearance. If you can get close enough to them, which is not easy as they are very wary, you will see they only have claws on their 3rd and 4th toes, and sometimes have red mites between their toes and around their eyes.
They have a robust body, and a large, flat head with big eyes that have no eye lids. This gecko prefers rocky scrubland as well as dry stone walls or ruins, but you will also find it around the walls of your cottage and the walls surrounding your garden. As with most geckos the Moorish is a night-time animal, but you can find it basking in the sun in the mornings or late afternoon. If you have an outside light, they will wait near it to grab insects drawn to the light.
