House Geckos
Hemidactylus
Hemidactylus (from Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning 'half', and δάκτυλος (dáktulos), meaning 'finger') is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. It has 199 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtropical parts of Africa and Europe. They excel in colonizing oceanic islands by rafting on flotsam, and are for example found across most of Polynesia. In some archipelagoes, cryptic species complexes are found. Geckos like to live in and out of houses. They have been introduced to many areas around the world.
This species is closely related to the genus Gehyra, which belongs to the same family in Gekkonidae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 193 known species
Mediterranean House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus turcicus
Asian House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus frenatus
Tropical House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus mabouia
Flat-tailed House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus platyurus
Spotted House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus parvimaculatus
Northern House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus flaviviridis
Oriental House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus bowringii
Indo-Pacific House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus garnotii
Brook's House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus brookii
Bark Gecko
speciesHemidactylus leschenaultii
Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus platycephalus
Farquhar Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus mercatorius
Heyden’s gecko
speciesHemidactylus robustus
Blotched house gecko
speciesHemidactylus triedrus
West African House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus angulatus
Murray's House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus murrayi
Whitaker’s Termite Hill Gecko
speciesHemidactylus whitakeri
Kandian Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus depressus
Giant Spotted Gecko
speciesHemidactylus maculatus
Bombay Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus prashadi
Tawi Atair Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus alkiyumii
Maria Islands Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus palaichthus
Country Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus agrius
Stejneger's Leaftoed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus stejnegeri
Hemidactylus guineensis
speciesHemidactylus guineensis
Frilled Gecko
speciesHemidactylus craspedotus
Reticulate Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus reticulatus
Brazilian Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus brasilianus
Persian Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus persicus
Nkoelon Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus coalescens
Dwarf Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus minutus
Sahgal’s Termite Hill Gecko
speciesHemidactylus sahgali
Kushmore House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus kushmorensis
Central Dhofar Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus paucituberculatus
Banded Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus fasciatus
Wadi Ayoun Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus festivus
Giant Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus giganteus
Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus aquilonius
Hajar Mountains Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus hajarensis
Jebel Akhdar Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus luqueorum
Nyika Gecko
speciesHemidactylus squamulatus
Roti Island House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus tenkatei
Treutler's Gecko
speciesHemidactylus treutleri
Granite Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus graniticolus
Dutta Mahendragiri Gecko
speciesHemidactylus sushilduttai
West Arabian Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus granosus
Ar Rumayliyah Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus inexpectatus
Guinea Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus muriceus
Chandanapalli Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus aemulus
Boa Vista Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus boavistensis
Dorli House Gecko
speciesHemidactylus albofasciatus
Mountain Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus montanus
Cross River Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus eniangii
Tasman's Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus tasmani
Arabian Half-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus homoeolepis
Spotted Giant Gecko
speciesHemidactylus hunae
Satara Gecko
speciesHemidactylus sataraensis
Scaly Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus isolepis
Dhofar Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesHemidactylus lemurinus
Amboli Brookiish Gecko
speciesHemidactylus varadgirii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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