Common House Gecko

Description:

In this species, the snout is longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, and is 1.3 to 1.5 times the diameter of the orbit. The forehead is concave and the ear-opening is small and roundish. The body and limbs are moderately sized. The digits are moderately dilated and free; the inner one has a sessile claw. There are 4 or 5 lamelli under the inner digits, 7 or 8 (seldom 9) under the fourth finger, and 9 or 10 under the fourth toe. The upper surfaces of the body are covered with small granules. The largest granules are on the snout; on the back these granules are intermixed with more or less numerous irregularly scattered round convex tubercles which are always much smaller than the ear-opening, and which are sometimes almost entirely absent.

Habitat:

Common House Geckos are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical areas. Hemidactylus frenatus is an introduced species to many countries and considered to be a pest[3] and a "serious threat species"[4] to local wildlife. While the gecko's impact has not yet been studied closely, it has been identified as a "generalist predator"[5] which competes with native geckos for resources and has also transferred disease-carrying mites to the native species.There is evidence that the Asian house geckos can compete and perhaps replace locally native gecko species, especially in urban areas. They have also been known to chew electrical wiring and cause appliances, such as air conditioners, to break