Asian House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus · Cicak rumah
not venomous · Animal Diversity Web: Hemidactylus frenatus ↗
Active: nocturnal (active at night)
PANDUANHEWAN · INDONESIA
Identifying geckos and lizards in Indonesia
Tell apart the house geckos, tokay, skinks and other lizards often seen in Indonesian homes and gardens, with their features and sources.
House geckos, the tokay, skinks and other lizards often live alongside people. The features below help tell them apart; open each animal’s page for the full account.
Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus · Cecak tembok
Active: cathemeral (active irregularly by day and night)
Marbled Bow-fingered Gecko
Cyrtodactylus marmoratus · Cyrtodactylus marmoratus
Active: nocturnal (active at night)
Oriental Long-tailed Grass Lizard
Takydromus sexlineatus · Kadal Rumput
Active: diurnal (active by day)
Javan Flying Dragon
Draco volans · Bengkarung Terbang Biasa
not venomous · Animal Diversity Web: Draco volans ↗
Active: diurnal (active by day)
Asian water monitor
Varanus salvator · Biawak air
mildly venomous (weak venom for people) · Fry et al. 2010, Functional and structural diversification of the Anguimorpha lizard venom system (Mol Cell Proteomics; V. salvator from Bali examined) ↗
Size: Can reach 3 m, but most adults are at most about 1.5 m
Active: diurnal (active by day)
Features, size, active time and venom status come from each animal’s page and its sources. Photos are from iNaturalist and Wikimedia Commons contributors; licences are on the photo credits page. Photo credits