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How a gecko from Africa crossed the Atlantic Ocean – The Independent
The slave trade hasd been cited as one explanation for how several species went from Africa to the Americas

If you see a gecko scampering up the side of a house in Florida or somewhere in Central or South America closer to the Equator, there is good chance it is an African house gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia.
Little and brown, the African house gecko is now widespread…
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