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.

Flat-tailed house gecko
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. platyurus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus platyurus
(Schneider, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Cosymbotes platyurus
  • Cosymbotus platyurus
  • Crossurus platyurus
  • Gehyra platyurus
  • Gekko platyurus
  • Platyurus platyurus
  • Hoplopodion platyurus
  • Lacerta schneideriana
  • Lacerta tjitja
  • Lomatodactylus platyurus
  • Nycteridium himalayanum
  • Nycteridium platyurus
  • Nycteridium schneideri
  • Hemidactylus marginatus
  • Hemidactylus nepalensis
  • Platyurus marginatus
  • Platyurus platyurus
  • Platyurus schneiderianus
  • Stellio platyurus
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