Flat-tailed Gecko

Hemidactylus platyurus

Description

Hemidactylus platyurus has a medium-sized, compressed body with a long snout. Their skin sagged along the sides of their body, smooth and without keeled or imbricate scales. The tail is flattened, widest near the base with fringe of soft and spiny skin. The thigh has a cutaneous skin webbing, the fingers have prominent webs. The color varies from light gray, brown to dark brown, the color becomes lighter during the day or when well warmed up. The lower part of the body is slightly white.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

6,88 g

LENGTH

Snout to vent length 6 cm, total length 12 cm

Ar

Arboreal

No

Nocturnal

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Reptilia

ORDER

:

Squamata

FAMILY

:

Gekkonidae

GENUS

:

Hemidactylus

SPECIES

:

Hemidactylus platyurus

Distribution

Hemidactylus platyurus can live around houses and buildings near lights, it is also found in monsoon forests with an altitude of up to 1500 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Hemidactylus platyurus is widespread in Asia, from India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, South China, Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Timor, Halmahera, Aru Islands) to New Guinea.

Habits and Lifestyle

Hemidactylus platyurus is an animal that is active during the day and night, during the day it is seen perching in the shade and sometimes moving here and there. This species squeaks “cik-cik-cik” as a reaction to the arrival of another gecko, accompanied by a wriggle of its tail.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Hemidactylus platyurus is an omnivorous animal, its main food is insects, besides that it is also known to eat geckos eggs, rice, bread and other man-made foods.

Diet : Omnivora

Mating Habits

Adult male hemidactylus platyurus is characterized by a snout-to-vent length of 5 cm and a testicular bulge from the base of its tail. Reproduces by laying eggs or oviparous. Individual females lay 2 eggs, white, oval, hard-skinned, which are placed on a dry, protected surface such as a wall or tile.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 65 – 71 days

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)  

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

Hemidactylus platyurus coexists with humans, its existence does not disturb humans because it is active at night and preys on insects, so its existence is not endangered

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Reference

  1. McKay, J.L. 2006. Reptil and Amphibi di Bali. Krieger Publishing Company, Florida, USA.
  2. Somaweera, R. 2017. A Naturalist’s Guide To The Reptiles and Amphibians of Bali. John Beaufoy Publishing, Oxford, England.
  3. Hemidactylus platyurus article
  4. Flat-tailed house gecko Wikipedia article
  5. Flat-tailed Gecko article 
  6. Flat Tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus (Schenider 1797) article