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title: "Oriental House Gecko"
description: "Hemidactylus bowringii — Reptiles. The Oriental leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus bowringii), also known commonly as the Asian smooth gecko, Bowring's gecko, Bowring's smooth gecko, and the Sikkimese dark-spotted gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/oriental-house-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Oriental House Gecko

> Hemidactylus bowringii — Reptiles. The Oriental leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus bowringii), also known commonly as the Asian smooth gecko, Bowring's gecko, Bowring's smooth gecko, and the Sikkimese dark-spotted gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

- Scientific name: *Hemidactylus bowringii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 3208
- Wikidata: [Q1037324](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1037324)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68344](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68344)

## Names

- en: Oriental House Gecko
- de: Chinesischer Halbzehengecko
- es: Geco asiático
- nl: Oriental Leaf-toed Gecko

## Countries with the most observations

HK (1450), CN (613), TW (427), MO (66)

## Summary

The Oriental leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus bowringii), also known commonly as the Asian smooth gecko, Bowring's gecko, Bowring's smooth gecko, and the Sikkimese dark-spotted gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_leaf-toed_gecko

## Photo

![Oriental House Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/oriental-house-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aiken Lau · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173885257

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/oriental-house-gecko?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).