Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusHemidactylus (House Geckos)
- SpeciesHemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko)
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus
Garnot's House Gecko
Hemidactylus garnotii
Balu Bow-fingered Gecko
Cyrtodactylus baluensis
Spotted House Gecko
Gekko monarchus
Sabah Flying Gecko
Gekko rhacophorus
Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko
Cyrtodactylus malayanus
Common Dwarf Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus typus
Mutilating Gecko
Gehyra mutilata
Gliding gecko
Gekko kuhli
Tokay Gecko
Gekko gecko
Sabah Scaly-toed Gecko
Lepidodactylus ranauensis
White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko
Gekko albofasciolatus
📅 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 Kinabalu Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Common House Gecko sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common House Gecko in Kinabalu Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common House Gecko in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.