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title: "Flat-tailed House Gecko"
description: "Hemidactylus platyurus — Rettili. The flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus), also known as the frilled house gecko or Asian house gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae native to southeastern and southern Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/flat-tailed-house-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Flat-tailed House Gecko

> Hemidactylus platyurus — Rettili. The flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus), also known as the frilled house gecko or Asian house gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae native to southeastern and southern Asia.

- Scientific name: *Hemidactylus platyurus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 17190
- Wikidata: [Q2573099](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2573099)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33376](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33376)

## Names

- en: Flat-tailed House Gecko
- de: Gewöhnlicher Haftzeher
- fr: Hémidactyle à queue plate
- nl: Thaise platstaartgekko

## Countries with the most observations

TH (5557), ID (3396), MY (1916), PH (1304), VN (826), SG (481), KH (402), US (301), LA (194), IN (59), BN (29), LK (26)

## Summary

The flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus), also known as the frilled house gecko or Asian house gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae native to southeastern and southern Asia. The species is sometimes classified under the genus Cosymbotus.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Grace · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148436870

## Machine access

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