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326 commentsCommon House Gecko – Hemidactylus Frenatus Photos
March 21st, 2008 | by admin |
House Gecko trapped and photographed
Photos of a kind of Gecko (Cicak) that I caught in my kitchen… photos of another one are over on this page. The photos below are of an adult House Gecko and if you look closely you will notice the red dots on its feet are some kind of blood sucking tick or mite. Other than the slight infestation it is a healthy Cicak.
House Geckos are the the most common lizards in Malaysia and they are not called House Geckos because they live in houses, they are given the name because they often come into houses! Small difference, but a big one – because they are wild lizards, not house lizards that watch Astro on TV and drink Teh Tarik. The other kinds of Gecko are less common and often a bit bigger than House Geckos. Also as I just found out, they can and will live along side each other even though they are different species but mostly you will find groups of the same species hanging out together hunting insects.
Common House Gecko
The Geckos that often come into homes or hunt around lights outside are arboreal geckos – ie: they live in trees above ground. These are the easiest to find in Malaysia, however there are a few species that live on the ground and far away from people in the Jungle, such as the Cat Gecko. The only place I know of that you can easily see a Cat Gecko is either at Zoo Negara in Kuala Lumpur or at the Butterfly “Farm” in Cameron Highlands. I have never seen a wild Cat Gecko, probably because they live in deeper Jungle or hard to reach altitudes or because they are so popular as pets – especially in America.
House Geckos can change color quite fast in response to light conditions and their environment. On a light background they will normally be very pale, sometimes almost transparent. On dark backgrounds or in the night they change to show a dark coloration. You can identify a House Gecko from other Geckos by the “thorny” appearance of the tail plus the lack of any “frills” and flaps of skin that some other Geckos have. Also House Geckos don’t get very big so their size is a good indicator.
Common House Gecko
Common House Gecko Close Up View
Common House Gecko
April 16th, 2012 at 1:24 am
Sounds like the could be Gecko eggs, have your tried looking at pictures online to see if they match up to what you found?
April 13th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
resident of S.w. Fl We lost electric power in one area of home.We found small white eggs in behind power outlet,we cleaned area and adjusted wires and power returned.Do you think they were Gecko egs?? any info appreciated.
May 12th, 2011 at 7:04 am
Hi Sam,
It’s sad that Geckos are sold as food!
Dan
May 12th, 2011 at 7:00 am
Thanks again Viru! Yes Geckos do have teeth – they are tiny and very sharp! Very few Geckos will bite though. One of the most infamous is the Tokay Gecko – they can be very defensive. Even though Geckos have teeth they don’t chew – they still swallow prey whole most of the time. The teeth just help it hold on to prey.
May 12th, 2011 at 5:21 am
Hi Dan,
Like I said most people are afraid the gecko might take a dip in their soup or something while in pursuit of some other insect.
. And you would agree that a gecko (unwashed) may not be a healthy ingredient. I guess , care should be taken to keep utensils tightly covered.
But most people, as Sunny rightly pointed out ,freak out just by the sight of geckos. There is a certain cuteness in a gecko but to people accustomed to mollycoddling cats and dogs, a considerable change of perspective is required to appreciate that cuteness.
. I myself haven’t reached the stage where I can play with a gecko. The most I can do is appreciate it’s amazing predatory skills (but from a distance 
).
By the way your’s is a great site. Good photos of the gecko. I came across your site via the wikipedia article on geckos.
Btw , does a gecko have teeth ? I never noticed any. Does this mean it simply swallows all those butterflies and wasps and cockroaches?
May 12th, 2011 at 2:10 am
Here in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao and Visayas, the black geckos that lives in houses or in trees here are hunted to be sold in the foreign market mostly germans and japanese for about 35,000 to 1,000,000 pesos, depends on their wieght and size. 3 grms will be sold to 35,000 while those on the 8 grms up will be sold to 1,000,000 pesos.