House Gecko

The scientific name of the House Gecko is Hemidactylus frenatus. These geckos are relatively small, around 4 to 6 inches, and are commonly found on the sides of buildings in search of insects. Their distribution has spread across the ocean to North America on boats, but are originally from North Africa and Southeast Asia. The House Gecko is a tropical lizard and they stay in the southern states of the USA. Some other countries include Philippines, Japan, Polynesia, Madagascar, Australia and Taiwan.

When not in urban areas, the Asian House Gecko or Pacific House Gecko, as they are also known, prefer living in damp, humid and warm forested areas. In commonly looks for insects and spiders on the forest floor and on rotting wood.

Head over to our House Gecko Care Sheet for more information about keeping this lizard as a pet.

We also have House Gecko Pictures in our Lizard Pictures section.