Flat-tailed House Gecko

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Flat-tailed House Gecko being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Hemidactylus flaviviridis
• Hemidactylus leschenaultii
• Hemidactylus platycephalus
• Hemidactylus frenatus
• Gehyra oceanica
• Hemidactylus craspedotus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Gekkonidae

Genus

Hemidactylus

Species

Hemidactylus platyurus

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