Asian House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

Description

Hemidactylus frenatus has a slightly cylindrical tail shape, and has a row of small spines on the top and sides. Smooth grained back with small bumps. The color is slightly brown or grayish, with or without darker or lighter streaks or streaks. At night it will appear white or light gray. The bottom is a bit white.

Population Size

Stable

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

12 Cm

Ar

Arboreal

Ca

Carnivore

No

Nocturnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Reptilia

ORDER

:

Squamata

FAMILY

:

Gekkonidae

GENUS

:

Hemidactylus

SPECIES

:

Hemidactylus frenatus

Distribution

Hemidactylus frenatus can be found in man-made structures, including car wrecks and cattle sheds. Mainly found around building lights. In Bali there are many monsoon forests including coastal areas, savanna and agricultural land

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Widely distributed from eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar, and the islands of Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues, Comoros, and the Seychelles; Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Andaman, Nicobar, Maldives; South China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu, Bonin); In Indonesia: Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi, Ambon, to Papua.

Habits and Lifestyle

This species is generally active at night, especially towards midnight, and can be found in the shade during the day. in their natural environment they live in trees and rocks, often seen foraging above ground

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Monsoon forest and houses

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Its main food sources are invertebrates including cockroaches, termites, some bees and wasps, butterflies, moths, flies, spiders, and some groups of beetles.

Mating Habits

Both males and females of this species reach maturity when the SVL measures 42 mm. Reproduction in this species occurs throughout the year in Java and Australia, with an incubation period ranging from 46 – 58 days. Females usually produce 2 eggs

Reproduction session : several year

Incubation periods: 46 – 58 days

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

There are unlikely to be major threats to impact this species.

Population number​

Hemidactylus frenatus has been rated as Least Concern because it has a large distribution, is commonly found in urban environments, and is not affected by major threat processes, or experiencing population decline.

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Reference

  1. Hemidactylus frenatus on Red List IUCN site
  2. Ota, H. & Whitaker, A.H. 2010. Hemidactylus frenatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176130A7184890.
  3. Hemidactylus frenatus on Wikipedia article
  4. Somaweera, R. 2020. A Naturalist’s Guide To The Reptiles and Amphibians of Bali. John Beaufoy Publishing, Oxford, England.
  5. McKay, J.L. 2006. Reptil and Amphibi di Bali. Krieger Publishing Company, Florida, USA.