Hemidactylus frenatus
Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus). The Asian house gecko often lives on buildings and hunts insects around lights; separate it from flat-tailed house geckos.
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Asian House Gecko vs Tokay Gecko: the differences
How do the Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) and Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) differ? Classification, features, range, diet, size, IUCN status and legal protection, from cited sources.
The Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) and the Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) share the family Gekkonidae but belong to different genera: Hemidactylus and Gekko. Range in Indonesia — the Asian House Gecko: West Java, Yogyakarta, Bali; the Tokay Gecko: Bali, West Java, Central Java.
Gekko gecko
Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko). The tokay gecko is a large mostly nocturnal tree gecko with a conspicuous call; a call need not reveal the animal's exact position.
Asian House Gecko and Tokay Gecko compared
| Aspect | Asian House Gecko | Tokay Gecko |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Hemidactylus frenatus | Gekko gecko |
| Indonesian name | Cicak rumah | Tokek rumah |
| Class | Reptilia | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata | Squamata |
| Family | Gekkonidae | Gekkonidae |
| Range in Indonesia | West Java, Yogyakarta, Bali | Bali, West Java, Central Java |
| Endemic to Indonesia | No | No |
| Diet type | carnivore (meat-eater) | carnivore (meat-eater) |
| Reproduction | laying eggs (oviparous) | laying eggs (oviparous) |
| IUCN status | — | Least Concern |
Every cell comes from the sourced data on each animal’s page; an empty cell means the data is not yet available, not that it is absent.
Sources
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — accepted taxon ↗
- GBIF occurrence search — Indonesia, human observations, 2016–2026 ↗
- Teynié, David & Ohler (2010) — Western Sumatra herpetofauna field study ↗
- iNaturalist — exact species taxon and community observations ↗
- Species account — background reading ↗
- Animal Diversity Web ↗
- Reptile Database ↗
- ReptTraits v1-2 (Oskyrko et al. 2024, Scientific Data 11:243), column 'Active time' ↗
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (GBIF) ↗
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — accepted taxon ↗
- GBIF occurrence search — Indonesia, human observations, 2016–2026 ↗
- iNaturalist — exact species taxon and community observations ↗
- Species account — background reading ↗
- Ecology Asia ↗
- Reptile Database ↗
- Gekko gecko (Tokay gecko) - Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology ↗
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