Northern House Gecko

Northern House Gecko

Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Manama

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

19 Verified sightings at Manama
March Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Northern House Gecko

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.

Hemidactylus flaviviridis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Hemidactylus_flaviviridis... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~60%
2 Karachi 🇵🇰 Pakistan
~50%
3 Manama 🇧🇭 Bahrain
~50%
4 Lahore 🇵🇰 Pakistan
~50%
5 Islamabad 🇵🇰 Pakistan
~50%
6 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~50%
7 Jammu 🇮🇳 India
~40%
8 Doha 🇶🇦 Qatar
~40%
9 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~30%
10 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Closest Relatives at Manama

No species of the same family or order lives in Manama, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Northern House Gecko in Manama?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern House Gecko sighting in Manama on a given day, based on 19 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.

When is the best time to see a Northern House Gecko in Manama?

March

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern House Gecko in Manama on a given day, against about 20% in April, the lowest month. May and July–August have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Northern House Gecko?

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.

Is Manama the best place to see a Northern House Gecko?

3rd of 19

Of the 19 cities where we can rate Northern House Gecko sightings, Manama ranks 3rd at about 50%. The best odds are in Kuwait City (Kuwait, about 60%) and Karachi (Pakistan, about 50%).

Where does the Northern House Gecko sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Northern House Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Manama (19 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.

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