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Last Updated: African Gecko Made Transcontinental Journey Across Atlantic Ocean Centuries Ago: Study The African house gecko is a little brown gecko found throughout the Western Hemisphere and now it has made a transcontinental journey over the Atlantic Ocean. Picture Credit: Shutterstock/RepresentativeImage   An African house gecko, Hemidactylus Mabouia, is likely to be seen scampering up the side of a home in Florida or someplace in Central or South America closer to the Equator. The African house gecko is a little brown gecko that has spread over the Western Hemisphere. However, the gecko is native to southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and the surrounding territories. So, how did it get in Florida after crossing an ocean?

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