Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusHemidactylus (House Geckos)
- SpeciesHemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park
Farquhar Half-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus mercatorius
Koch's Giant Day Gecko
Phelsuma kochi
Gunther's Flat-tail Gecko
Uroplatus guentheri
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
Phelsuma grandis
Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus henkeli
Mahajanga Velvet Gecko
Blaesodactylus ambonihazo
Tulear Velvet Gecko
Blaesodactylus sakalava
Grandidier's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus tolampyae
Madagascar Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko
Paroedura vazimba
Thick Tail Gecko
Phelsuma mutabilis
Peters' Spotted Gecko
Geckolepis maculata
Striped Day Gecko
Phelsuma lineata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common House Gecko in Ankarafantsika National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Common House Gecko sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common House Gecko in Ankarafantsika National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common House Gecko in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.