Suddenly finding one of these animals behind a painting, a curtain, in the bathroom or behind doors can cause a tremendous scare. But how harmful are these little lizards?

Many people believe that these small animals are poisonous, that they transmit diseases and even that they urinate a substance that irritates the skin. But is all this bad that is said about geckos reality or a myth? Here are some details about these small tenants.
This peculiar noise, which has both a territorial and courtship function, is already an everyday sound that easily betrays the presence of these bugs. They also have special adaptations in their legs that allow them to adhere to surfaces as smooth as glass and thus move without difficulty.

Geckos feed on all kinds of invertebrates, especially insects and spiders. As mentioned above, they are believed to be poisonous, that they can inject a toxic substance when they bite, or that they transmit diseases.

Many biologists have shown this to be completely false, as they are completely harmless. The fear generated by this belief around this type of lizard can be so extreme that it is even considered a phobia.

These domestic geckos are believed to have appeared in Central America in the 1990s, possibly as illegal passengers or stowaways on ships carrying commercial goods from Asia and the Indo-Pacific, and have since spread widely across the Americas. Its adaptive success is related to its great reproductive capacity, as its eggs develop anywhere or on any surface.