# 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.

Source: https://panduanhewan.org/en/learn/identify-geckos-and-lizards/ · Updated 1 October 2026 · English · Bahasa Indonesia: https://panduanhewan.org/id/belajar/mengenali-cicak-tokek-dan-kadal/
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### [Asian House Gecko](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/hemidactylus-frenatus/) (*Hemidactylus frenatus*)

- Venom: not venomous ([Animal Diversity Web: Hemidactylus frenatus](https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hemidactylus_frenatus/))
- Active: nocturnal (active at night)

### [Flat-tailed House Gecko](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/hemidactylus-platyurus/) (*Hemidactylus platyurus*)

- Active: cathemeral (active irregularly by day and night)

### [Common Four-clawed Gecko](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/gehyra-mutilata/) (*Gehyra mutilata*)

- Active: nocturnal (active at night)

### [Tokay Gecko](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/gekko-gecko/) (*Gekko gecko*)

- Active: nocturnal (active at night)

### [Double-spotted Gecko](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/gekko-monarchus/) (*Gekko monarchus*)

- Active: nocturnal (active at night)

### [Marbled Bow-fingered Gecko](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/cyrtodactylus-marmoratus/) (*Cyrtodactylus marmoratus*)

- Active: nocturnal (active at night)

### [Common Sun Skink](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/eutropis-multifasciata/) (*Eutropis multifasciata*)

- Active: diurnal (active by day)

### [Emerald Tree Skink](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/lamprolepis-smaragdina/) (*Lamprolepis smaragdina*)

- Active: diurnal (active by day)

### [Pacific Bluetail Skink](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/emoia-caeruleocauda/) (*Emoia caeruleocauda*)

- Active: diurnal (active by day)

### [Oriental Long-tailed Grass Lizard](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/takydromus-sexlineatus/) (*Takydromus sexlineatus*)

- Active: diurnal (active by day)

### [Indian Garden Lizard](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/calotes-versicolor/) (*Calotes versicolor*)

- Active: diurnal (active by day)

### [Great Crested Canopy Lizard](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/bronchocela-jubata/) (*Bronchocela jubata*)

- Active: diurnal (active by day)

### [Javan Flying Dragon](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/draco-volans/) (*Draco volans*)

- Venom: not venomous ([Animal Diversity Web: Draco volans](https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Draco_volans/))
- Active: diurnal (active by day)

### [Asian water monitor](https://panduanhewan.org/en/species/varanus-salvator/) (*Varanus salvator*)

- Venom: 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)](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2984233/))
- Size: Can reach 3 m, but most adults are at most about 1.5 m
- Active: diurnal (active by day)