No threat invader Not all invasive species spell doom and destruction for native plants and animals, according to a new study of a stowaway gecko that has made its home in Northern Australia. The ...

A Queensland father who died after swallowing a gecko probably did not die of salmonella but instead a parasite common in invasive house geckos. Doctors have told news.com.au Mr Dowell’s symptoms — a ...

The nocturnal house gecko is an aggressive island invader with a bad reputation when it comes to interaction with the locals. House geckos have already contributed to the demise of many similar ...

The African house gecko, one of the most widely distributed invasive reptiles in the world, may have moved with the trans-Atlantic slave trade. By Sabrina Imbler If you see a gecko scampering up the ...

“A gecko on the loose – better call Geico!” was Maria Holland’s response on Facebook when she learned that this little critter photographed on the side of her house was a gecko! I was surprised too. A ...

In northern Australia some houses are filled nightly with chatter. You might hear a distinctive “chuck-chuck-chuck”, or find calling cards (droppings) on skirting boards, picture frames and window ...

Porter Ranch resident Reese Bernstein is really into lizards. In fact, the 9-year-old boy knows so much about reptiles – he estimates he has caught a bazillion with his bare hands – that when he ...

There are four species of geckos that make up the tropical house gecko group, they are all very similar in appearance and habits. The tropical house gecko is abundant in the Durban area, it is often ...

THE pale pink creatures scuttling across porch roofs are harmless, non-invasive and just downright cute according to a Queensland biological sciences expert. The Sunshine Coast's gecko population has ...