---
title: "Brook's House Gecko"
description: "Hemidactylus brookii — Rettili. Hemidactylus brookii, also known commonly as Brooke's house gecko and the spotted house gecko, is a widespread species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/brook-s-house-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brook's House Gecko

> Hemidactylus brookii — Rettili. Hemidactylus brookii, also known commonly as Brooke's house gecko and the spotted house gecko, is a widespread species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

- Scientific name: *Hemidactylus brookii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 1643
- Wikidata: [Q387229](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q387229)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34514](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34514)

## Names

- en: Brook's House Gecko
- de: Brooks Halbfingergecko
- es: Cuija de Brook
- nl: Brooks huisgekko

## Countries with the most observations

HK (325), MO (184), IN (146), PH (106), SG (31), ID (27), TW (25), MY (16), MM (15), BD (11), PK (8), NP (5)

## Summary

Hemidactylus brookii, also known commonly as Brooke's house gecko and the spotted house gecko, is a widespread species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

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

## Photo

![Brook's House Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brook-s-house-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nelly de Rooij · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HemidactylusBrookiRooij.jpg

## Machine access

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