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Basic information
Hemidactylus platyurus
Asian Flat-tailed House Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyGecko
GenusHouse Geckos
- Czech name
- Gekon ploskoocasý
- English name
- Asian Flat-tailed House Gecko
- Alternative names
- Asian House Gecko, Cicak rumah, Flat-bodied House Gecko, Flat-tailed House Gecko, Frilled House Gecko, Gewöhnlicher Haftzeher, Saumschwanz-Hausgecko, Thailändischer Hausgecko, 蝎尾蜥虎
- Synonyms
- Hemidactylus nepalensis, Lacerta schneideriana, Lacerta tjitja, Nycteridium himalayanum, Stellio platyurus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, House, Valley
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 69 mm
- Body mass
- max 6.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.33 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 22 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6LPQC · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14659 · dryad-v5