Hemidactylus platyurus
Flat-tailed House Gecko
As recorded: Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1797)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gekkonidae
- Collected by
- B Waggoner, Jr.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Alaminos City (Vista del Mar hotel)
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Philippines
- Identified by
- F Kraus, Dec 200717 Dec →Fred Kraus →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hemidactylus platyurus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,184 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Taytay
(c) Wilhelm Joshua Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, 43900 Sepang, Selangor, Malaisie
(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Moo 3, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai, TH
(c) Hetty Carmichael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Ponce De Leon Blvd & Ruiz Av, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
(c) Joe Paysen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Palm Beach County, US-FL, US
(c) keira600, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Choa Chu Kang Ave 7, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) 捕虫少年, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hemidactylus platyurus. BPBM 31168. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165324807. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/31168.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165324807 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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