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Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus
Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
- GenusHemidactylus (House Geckos)
- SpeciesHemidactylus platyurus (Flat-tailed House Gecko)
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
84 Verified sightings at Sepilok From 2019 to 2026
854 In all 15 parks
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted
About the Flat-tailed House Gecko
The flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus), also known as the frilled house gecko or Asian house gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae native to southeastern and southern Asia. The species is sometimes classified under the genus Cosymbotus.
These geckos exhibit patagia in the trunk, tail, and femoral region that are employed in gliding. Similarly to gliding geckos of the genus Gekko (formerly Ptychozoon), these patagia are derived from expansion of fat in the sides.
Snout longer than the distance between the eye and the ear opening, one time and a half the diameter of the orbit; forehead concave; ear-opening small, oval, oblique. Rostral four-sided, not twice as broad as high, with median cleft above; nostril bordered by the rostral, the first labial and three nasals. Nine to eleven upper and seven or eight lower labials; mental large. triangular or pentagonal; two pair of chin-shields, the median pair large, in contact with each other, the posterior pair small, sometimes separated from the labials. Body depressed, covered above with uniform small granules, largest on the snout; a dermal expansion from axilla to groin and another along the... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Flat-tailed House Gecko in Sepilok
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 15 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 7 | Cebu City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 8 | Cần Thơ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 10 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dartmoor Zoological Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Flat-tailed House Gecko in Sepilok?
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-tailed House Gecko sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 34 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Flat-tailed House Gecko in Sepilok?
January and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-tailed House Gecko in Sepilok on a given day, against about 20% in April and May, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Flat-tailed House Gecko?
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flat-tailed House Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Is Sepilok the best place to see a Flat-tailed House Gecko?
7th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Flat-tailed House Gecko sightings, Sepilok ranks 7th at about 40%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 50%), Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 50%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Where does the Flat-tailed House Gecko sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flat-tailed House Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sepilok (84 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
