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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

gecko vs lizard

Are they same in meaning?

Gecko vs house lizard or lizard?

Gecko or lizard is a type of lizard in the house? normally on the ceiling?
  

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org/wiki/Lizard belonging to the family Gekkonidae which are found in warm climates throughout the world. Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos ... Geckos or lizards in a house?

  • org/wiki/Lizard belonging to the family Gekkonidae which are found in warm climates throughout the world.
  • Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos ...
  • Geckos or lizards in a house?
  • That would be extremely uncommon in Western Europe!
  • Out of curiosity, do you mean you keep them as pets or do they just consider houses as comfortable places to live in?
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Hi,

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko ):

Geckos are small to average sized http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard belonging to the family Ge
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I don't know how to name them, but they normally on the ceiling, like to eat insects such as mosquitoes, flies, etc.
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Vincent,

For me it is really hard to answer on the basis of what you posted. They both eat insects.
Geckos are lizards, but not all lizards are geckos.
Cambridge DictionaryGecko noun [ C ] plural geckos or geckoes
a small lizard with wide feet, found especially in warm countries
Moreover, different species can be found in differe
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Tanit, thank you for the beautiful pictures first.

vincent teo, I think it's gecko according to what you said.

They are alike to the species in China. Personally, I think gecko and lizard are different, though they belong to one family. Gecko can walk on the celling easily, and they like settling beside or inside the houses of humans, in which their food are abundant. And lizard

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