Hemidactylus flaviviridis
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Hemidactylus flaviviridis is a species of gecko. It is known as the yellow-belly gecko or northern house gecko. Its range includes Egypt (Ismailia, Sinai), Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Socotra Island (Yemen), northern Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. The type locality is Massawa Island, Abyssinia.
Anderson, J. 1871 A list of the reptilian accession to the Indian Museum, Calcutta, from 1865 to 1870, with a description of some new species. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 40, part 11(1): 12–39. Gray, J. E. 1842 Description of some new species of Reptiles, chiefly from the British Museum collection. The Zoological Miscellany: 57–59.
Mahendra, B. C. 1935 Sexual dimorphism in the Indian House-gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis Ruppel. Current Science Bangalore 4, 178–179. Rüppell, E. 1835 Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig, entdeckt und beschrieben. Amphibien. S. Schmerber, Frankfurt a. M.
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No species of the same family or order lives in Karachi, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern House Gecko sighting in Karachi on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Northern House Gecko in Karachi on a given day, against about 10% in February and September, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern House Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Northern House Gecko sightings, Karachi ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Kuwait City (Kuwait, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern House Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Karachi (17 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
