Common house gecko: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common house gecko lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hemidactylus frenatus
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Gekkonidae

Where does the common house gecko live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common house gecko in 4 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common house gecko endangered?

The common house gecko’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common house gecko?

The common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Gekkonidae, genus Hemidactylus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common house gecko

The Common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia and Near Oceania. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, House lizard, Tiktiki, chipkali and moon lizard.

The common house gecko is nocturnal, hiding during the day and foraging for insects at night. They can be seen climbing walls of houses and other buildings in search of insects attracted to porch lights, and are immediately recognisable by their characteristic chirping.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common house gecko (revision 1373671762), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1931739 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).