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A Key to the Geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Florida

@inproceedings{Krysko2005AKT,
  title={A Key to the Geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Florida},
  author={Kenneth L Krysko and K Daniels},
  year={2005}
}
Currently, there is one native and 10 established non-native gekkonids in Florida. For nearly 100 years, gecko species in Florida have been misidentified because of their similar appearance to other lizards and a lack of well known morphological characters that distinguish each species. Because of the confusion regarding their identifications, we present a key to the gecko species of Florida along with their current geographic distributions. 
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