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Help identify this gecko, please

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This critter was in my mother-in-law's home in T'iainan {southern} Taiwan and we aren't sure of the species, though common there.

Another issue is that one makes a bark of sorts, yet similar ones north of the river, Tachia, make no sound at all. Are they the same species, or one a sub of the other?

On the reptile market, what would you estimate the value of these beauties at?
 
It looks like it might be Hemidactylus frenatus to me (http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/lizards/spiny-tailed_house_gecko.htm) . There are a lot of different Hemidactylus species, and I'm not an expert. Typically only the males bark. These guys have been widely introduced. Around here they sell for ~$6 at most petstores, they've likely been marked up 5-10 times what they bought them for. They're entertaining pets, but are not of great monetary value.

Hope this helped,
Alice
 
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