Reptiles & amphibians · La Saladita, Guerrero

Asian House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

Spanish: Gecko de casa

The common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) (not to be confused with the Mediterranean species Hemidactylus turcicus known as Mediterranean house gecko), is a reptile native of Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Pacific house gecko, the Asian house gecko, house lizard, or Moon Lizard.

TaxonomyReptilia › Squamata › Gekkonidae

Local records39 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records45,942 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2025-03-19 — observation by evelynruiz1094455
2025-02-27 — observation by murator
2024-11-23 — observation by fernandosebastian13
2024-03-12 — observation by symbiiotica
2023-11-10 — observation by zihuadean
2023-06-20 — observation by isabel_soria

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Reptiles & amphibians guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/hemidactylus-frenatus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.