English: Couple of Hemidactylus frenatus (Common House Geckos), mating.
Picture taken by night through a window, in a house in Laos. On the image we can see the hemipenis inserted in the cloaca, and the male biting the female to immobilize her.
Français : Couple de Hemidactylus frenatus (Geckos d'Asie), pendant la copulation.
Photo prise de nuit à travers une fenêtre, dans une maison au Laos. Sur l'image, on peut voir l'hémipénis introduit dans la fente cloacale, et le mâle mordant la femelle pour l'immobiliser.
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