Wildlifeof Nepal
Flat-tailed House Gecko
Geckos
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Hemidactylus platyurus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Houses and buildings; middle elevations in eastern Nepal
Range
Bangladesh, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
Size
Head and body about 61mm; tail about 66mm
The flat-tailed house gecko, also called the frilled house gecko, is a gecko of south-eastern and southern Asia. It has folds of skin (patagia) on the trunk, tail and rear limbs that are used in gliding. The body is flattened and covered above with uniform small granules, and a skin expansion runs from armpit to groin and along the back of the hind limb (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in Bangladesh, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia, and the Reptile Database gives it in eastern Nepal at middle elevations. One measured animal had a head and body of 61mm and a tail of 66mm. The sources opened say nothing on diet or breeding in the wild.
Quick answers
- What does the Flat-tailed House Gecko eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the Flat-tailed House Gecko live in?
- Houses and buildings; middle elevations in eastern Nepal
- Where is the Flat-tailed House Gecko found?
- Bangladesh, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
- How big is the Flat-tailed House Gecko?
- Head and body about 61mm; tail about 66mm