Like many geckos, this species can lose its tail when alarmed. Its call or chirp rather resembles the sound "gecko, gecko", also … See more

The common house gecko is prolific through the tropics and subtropics. It is able to exist in an ecologically analogous place with other … See more

The common house gecko is ectothermic ("cold-blooded") and displays a variety of means of thermoregulating through behaviour. Its physiology has ramifications for its distribution and … See more

Two distinct karyotypes of the common house gecko appear to exist, one with 40 chromosomes and one with 46 chromosomes. This could be explained through an intraspecific variation of karyotype, or the possibility of two distinct species being … See more

The common house gecko is by no means a misnomer, displaying a clear preference for urban environments. The synanthropic gecko displays a tendency to hunt for insects in close … See more

There is evidence to suggest that the presence of Hemidactylus frenatus has negatively impacted native gecko populations throughout tropical Asia, Central America and … See more

H. frenatus has a similar gonad structure to the remainder of the gecko family. It is possible to differentiate the sex of larger common house geckos, with individuals which are larger than 40 mm (1.6 in) typically displaying differentiated gonads. Differentiated … See more