Check List 18(5): 957-960, doi: 10.15560/18.5.957
First records of the Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata, Gekkonidae), in Mexico
expand article infoIvan Villalobos-Juárez‡, Elí García-Padilla§, José Jesús Sigala-Rodríguez|, Giovanna Villalobos-Jiménez‡
‡ Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico§ Biodiversidad Mesoamericana, Oaxaca, Mexico| Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Corresponding author: José Jesús Sigala-Rodríguez ( jjsigala@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Ross MacCulloch
© Ivan Villalobos-Juárez, Elí García-Padilla, José Jesús Sigala-Rodríguez, Giovanna Villalobos-Jiménez.
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Citation: Villalobos-Juárez I, García-Padilla E, Sigala-Rodríguez JJ, Villalobos-Jiménez G (2022) First records of the Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata, Gekkonidae), in Mexico. Check List 18(5): 957-960. https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.957
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Abstract

We report the first records of the invasive Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758), in Mexico, based on the discovery of five specimens from Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

Keywords
Invasive lizard, new country record, geographic distribution, exotic species, urban areas