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Basic information
Hemidactylus frenatus
Asian House Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyGeckos
GenusHouse geckos
- Czech name
- Gekon domácí
- English name
- Asian House Gecko
- Alternative names
- Gekon východní, Asiatischer Hausgecko, Bridled house gecko, Common House Gecko, Gewöhnlicher Halbfingergecko, House Gecko, Chichak, Largarrabo, Pacific Gecko, Salamanquesa, South Asian House Gecko, Spiny-tailed House Gecko, Tuqueque, Tuteca, 疣尾蜥虎
- Synonyms
- Gecko caracal, Gecko chaus, Hemi-dactylus frenatus, Hemidactylus (Pnoepus) bojeri, Hemidactylus fraenatus, Hemidactylus hexaspis, Hemidactylus inornatus, Hemidactylus javanicus, Hemidactylus longiceps, Hemidactylus nigriventris, Hemidactylus okinawensis, Hemidactylus pumilus, Hemidactylus punctatus, Hemidactylus tristis, Hemidactylus vandermeer-mohri, Hemidactylus vandermeermohri, Hemidactylus vittatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 67 mm
- Body mass
- max 6.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.2 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 21 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 7 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 24.9–29.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.2–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 3–17 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6LQ37 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14598 · dryad-v5