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title: "West African House Gecko"
description: "Hemidactylus angulatus — Reptiles. Hemidactylus angulatus is a species of gecko."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/west-african-house-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# West African House Gecko

> Hemidactylus angulatus — Reptiles. Hemidactylus angulatus is a species of gecko.

- Scientific name: *Hemidactylus angulatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 612
- Wikidata: [Q3130040](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3130040)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34496](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34496)

## Names

- en: West African House Gecko
- de: Afrikanischer Hausgecko
- es: Salamanquesa Senegalí
- fr: Hémidactyle anguleux

## Countries with the most observations

CO (61), KE (38), SN (24), CU (22), DO (19), GM (19), NG (16), TZ (15), BJ (14), GH (14), CI (11), SS (11)

## Summary

Hemidactylus angulatus is a species of gecko. It is found in central and western Africa, as well as introduced to Cape Verde, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico, and Cuba in the Caribbean, and Ecuador and Colombia in South America.

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

## Photo

![West African House Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-african-house-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69133061

## Machine access

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