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Kandian Half-toed Gecko
Gekkonidae

Kandian Half-toed Gecko

Hemidactylus depressus Gray, 1842

Hemidactylus depressus is an endemic Sri Lankan arboreal gecko that eats insects and lays 2 eggs per clutch from June to August.

Brook's House Gecko
Gekkonidae

Brook's House Gecko

Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845

This is a detailed morphological and geographic description of the gecko Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845, organized by subspecies.

Spotted House Gecko
Gekkonidae

Spotted House Gecko

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1953

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus is a small gecko with a native range across South Asia and Indian Ocean islands, introduced to Thailand and the southern US.

Country Leaf-toed Gecko
Gekkonidae

Country Leaf-toed Gecko

Hemidactylus agrius Vanzolini, 1978

Hemidactylus agrius, the country leaf-toed gecko, is a Gekkonidae species found in northeastern Brazil.

Asian House Gecko
Gekkonidae

Asian House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836

Hemidactylus frenatus, the common house gecko, is a widespread nocturnal gecko native to South and Southeast Asia and Near Oceania.

Oriental House Gecko
Gekkonidae

Oriental House Gecko

Hemidactylus bowringii (Gray, 1845)

Hemidactylus bowringii is an East Asian gecko found in forests and human-altered areas, that is oviparous with 2–3 egg clutches.

Tropical House Gecko
Gekkonidae

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau De Jonnès, 1818)

Hemidactylus mabouia, the tropical house gecko, is a small lizard found mostly in urban areas that can climb vertical surfaces.

Bark Gecko
Gekkonidae

Bark Gecko

Hemidactylus leschenaultii Duméril & Bibron, 1836

Hemidactylus leschenaultii is an oviparous gecko found in South Asia and Oman, living in forest habitat from sea level to 1000m.

Heyden’s gecko
Gekkonidae

Heyden’s gecko

Hemidactylus robustus Heyden, 1827

Heyden's gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) is a Gekkonidae species found in northeastern Africa and the Middle East.

Murray's House Gecko
Gekkonidae

Murray's House Gecko

Hemidactylus murrayi Gleadow, 1887

Murray's house gecko (Hemidactylus murrayi) is a gecko species found in South and Southeast Asia with uncertain taxonomic status.

Whitaker’s Termite Hill Gecko
Gekkonidae

Whitaker’s Termite Hill Gecko

Hemidactylus whitakeri Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar & Patel, 2018

Whitaker's termite hill gecko (Hemidactylus whitakeri) is a species of house gecko native to India.

Hewitt’s Leaf-toed Gecko
Gekkonidae

Hewitt’s Leaf-toed Gecko

Goggia hewitti (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995)

Goggia hewitti is a small lizard species that is oviparous, laying two eggs under rock flakes.

Cederberg Leaf-toed Gecko
Gekkonidae

Cederberg Leaf-toed Gecko

Goggia hexapora (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995)

Goggia hexapora, the Cedarberg dwarf leaf-toed gecko, is a gecko species found in South Africa.

Lined Gecko
Gekkonidae

Lined Gecko

Gekko vittatus Houttuyn, 1782

Gekko vittatus, the lined or skunk gecko, is a gecko species found across several Indo-Pacific islands with variable wild and captive lifespans.

Chinese Narrow-disked Gecko
Gekkonidae

Chinese Narrow-disked Gecko

Gekko chinensis (Gray, 1842)

Gray's Chinese gecko (Gekko chinensis) is a gecko species endemic to southern China and Hong Kong.

Peking Gecko
Gekkonidae

Peking Gecko

Gekko swinhonis Günther, 1864

The Peking gecko (Gekko swinhonis) is an oviparous gekkonid lizard endemic to northern China.

Large Forest Gecko
Gekkonidae

Large Forest Gecko

Gekko smithii Gray, 1842

Gekko smithii is a large forest-dwelling gecko found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Double-spotted Gecko
Gekkonidae

Double-spotted Gecko

Gekko monarchus (Schlegel, 1836)

Gekko monarchus, or the monarch gecko, is an insectivorous gecko species with distinct traits like a W-shaped head spot.

Hokou Gecko
Gekkonidae

Hokou Gecko

Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928

Gekko hokouensis, the Hokou or Kwangsi gecko, is a least concern gecko species found across East Asia.

Tokay Gecko
Gekkonidae

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gekko gecko, the tokay gecko, is a large nocturnal climber with a native Southeast Asian range and introduced populations elsewhere.

White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko
Gekkonidae

White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko

Gekko albofasciolatus (Günther, 1867)

Gekko albofasciolatus is an endemic gecko species of the Indo-Australian archipelago, sometimes grouped with Gekko smithii.

Japanese Giant Gecko
Gekkonidae

Japanese Giant Gecko

Gekko japonicus (Schlegel, 1836)

Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus) is an insect-eating gecko species found in East Asia that can autotomize its tail to escape predators.

Reeves' Tokay Gecko
Gekkonidae

Reeves' Tokay Gecko

Gekko reevesii (Gray, 1831)

Reeves's tokay gecko (Gekko reevesii) is a Gekkonidae lizard species endemic to Asia, native to China and northwestern Vietnam.

Cambodian Flying Gecko
Gekkonidae

Cambodian Flying Gecko

Gekko tokehos (Grismer, Wood, Grismer, Quah, Thy, Phimmachak, Sivongxay, Seateun, Stuart, Siler, Mulcahy, Anamza & Brown, 2019)

Gekko tokehos, the Cambodian parachute gecko, is a lizard species found in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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