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First record of Turkish Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) populations for Piedmont, Italy (Sauria Gekkonidae)

Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola, Daniele Raimondi, Roberto Ghiglia, Thomas Zabbia

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This work reports the first occurrence of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sauria Gekkonidae) populations in Piedmont (Italy), one in the city of Turin and the other in Valle Talloria, Cuneo Province.They represent two new northern mainland sites for the species, which likely arrived in these areas by indirect anthropic transport.

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This work reports the first occurrence of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sauria Gekkonidae) populations in Piedmont (Italy), one in the city of Turin and the other in Valle Talloria, Cuneo Province.They represent two new northern mainland sites for the species, which likely arrived in these areas by indirect anthropic transport.

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This work reports the first occurrence of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sauria Gekkonidae) populations in Piedmont (Italy), one in the city of Turin and the other in Valle Talloria, Cuneo Province.They represent two new northern mainland sites for the species, which likely arrived in these areas by indirect anthropic transport.

Key concepts: Gekkonidae, Gecko, Sauria, Geography, Turkish, Skink, Zoology, Lizard

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