"A genus of harmless lizards, family <em>Scincid&aelig;</em>, with five-toes feet and only rudimentary eyelids."-Wright, 1902

Ablepharus

"A genus of harmless lizards, family Scincidæ, with five-toes feet and only rudimentary…

These geckoes are insectivores but can inflict a severe bite if threatened.

Gecko

These geckoes are insectivores but can inflict a severe bite if threatened.

Found throughout Southern Europe, the wall gecko averages about six inches in length. It draws its name from its habit of living in the walls of old buildings.

Wall gecko

Found throughout Southern Europe, the wall gecko averages about six inches in length. It draws its name…

"The Wall-Gecko ... clambers about the walls catching spiders, on which it feeds."

Wall-Gecko

"The Wall-Gecko ... clambers about the walls catching spiders, on which it feeds."