Home-field advantage: Native gecko exhibits improved exertion capacity and locomotor ability in structurally complex environments relative to its invasive counterpart

Locomotor behavior and performance data of Gehyra oceanica and Hemidactylus frenatus collected on dowel structures and a planar surface in Mo'orea, French Polynesia. All experimental protocols involving animals were reviewed and approved by the Ministère De La Culture Et De L’Environnement, French Polynesia.