What is the Asian House Gecko?
Asian House Gecko refers to Hemidactylus frenatus, in the genus Hemidactylus, family Gekkonidae, and class Squamata. The scientific name follows the accepted taxon in the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Common names can vary between places; the scientific name distinguishes this species from relatives.
What is known about the Asian House Gecko?
The Asian house gecko often lives on buildings and hunts insects around lights; separate it from flat-tailed house geckos.
Read that fact alongside the scientific name and species source, not as proof from an unclear photograph. Populations, ages and taxonomic limits can differ; when identification is uncertain, record the broader group.
Evidence: Species account — background reading ↗
Habitat and field observations of the Asian House Gecko
A West Sumatran herpetofauna survey recorded this house gecko on lighted buildings. The observation supports its association with settlements but does not show how numerous it is in any particular town.
Evidence: Teynié, David & Ohler (2010) — Western Sumatra herpetofauna field study ↗
How many Indonesian records name the Asian House Gecko?
When checked on 2026-09-23, the GBIF search returned 1,480 human-observation records from Indonesia under this species name for 2016–2026. That is a count of indexed records, not an estimate of population, abundance or unique individuals. Observation effort can vary by location, and the count may change as records are added or identifications revised.
Evidence: GBIF occurrence search — Indonesia, human observations, 2016–2026 ↗
Where were observations reported?
Place labels appearing in the results include Jawa Barat, Yogyakarta, Bali. They are labels attached to records, not a complete range map or evidence that the species occurs only there. Some labels may be broad or inconsistent. Check the underlying records before using the location information for field decisions.
Evidence: GBIF occurrence search — Indonesia, human observations, 2016–2026 ↗
How can you observe the Asian House Gecko?
A safe-distance photograph can record body, head and tail pattern and locality without handling the animal. Colour alone cannot establish whether a snake is venomous; seek local professional help if there is risk. A well-documented sighting helps others check the identification without turning one encounter into a conservation-status claim.
Explore related animals
To explore this group further, compare Asian House Gecko with Flat-tailed House Gecko, Common Four-clawed Gecko, Marbled Bow-fingered Gecko. These links reflect a shared genus, family, order, class or catalogue group; taxonomic proximity does not imply identical habitat needs or conservation status.
Explore related habitats
These habitat relationships are supported by species sources in this guide. This is not a complete range map.
Sources & references
- 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 ↗
References can change. Check dates and context in the original source.