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Hemidactylus frenatus
(Chichak, Common House Gecko)

Species Information
Scientific NameHemidactylus frenatus
Common NameChichak, Common House Gecko
CITES StatusNot CITES Protected
Life Spanunknown
Periodunknown
Dietunknown
Lengthunknown
Weightunknown
Terrestrialunknown
DistrobutionWorldwide in tropical and subtropical regions.
Philippines (Palawan, Panay, Calamian Islands, Luzon etc.), Japan (Ryukyu, Bonin),
Polynesia, Micronesia (Caroline Islands: Pohnpei), Melanesia, Solomon Islands [McCoy 2000],
Somalia (Lanza 1990)
Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues, Comoro Islands (Mayotte), Nossi Be = Nosy B (probably), Nosy Mitsio, Seychelles, India, Pakistan, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Malaysia (incl. Pulau Tioman, Johor: Pulau Besar), Burma (= Myanmar), Vietnam, Thailand,
Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi, Ambon
Australia (Cook Island, CKI, North Territory, Queensland, West Australia), Western Samoa, New Caledonia,
New Guinea, Fiji (introduced),
Taiwan, China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Hainan, S Yunnan)
Introduced to Mexico (Yucatan), Belize, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras [HR 31: 53; Isla de Utila: HR 32: 57], Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador (HR 33: 65); Venezuela
Introduced to Mariana Islands (Guam) and New Caledonia.
Introduced to USA (Hawaii, Florida)
Terra typica: Java (designated by LOVERIDGE 1947)
NotesNone
Sub-SpeciesNone
Quick Care Information
Humidityunknown Daytime Tempunknown
Nighttime Tempunknown Basking Tempunknown
Groups OKunknown Territorial Malesunknown
Difficultyunknown Temp-Sexedunknown
Incubation Tempunknown Incubation Timeunknown
Foodunknown
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References

Mar 2006 - The EMBL Reptile Database
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus javanicus FITZINGER 1826 (nomen nudum)
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus SCHLEGEL in DUMRIL & BIBRON 1836: 366
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus (Pnoepus) Bojeri FITZINGER 1843
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus vittatus GRAY 1845
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus punctatus JERDON 1853
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus fraenatus BLEEKER 1857
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus inornatus HALLOWELL 1861
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus pumilus HALLOWELL 1861: 502
Mar 2006 - Gecko caracal TYTLER 1865
Mar 2006 - Gecko chaus TYTLER 1865
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus longiceps COPE 1869: 320
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus hexaspis COPE 1869: 320
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus papuensis [MACLEAY] 1877
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus tristis SAUVAGE 1879
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus - BOULENGER 1885: 120
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus nigriventris LIDTH DE JEUDE 1905
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus bowringii - STEJNEGER 1907: 172
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus fragilis CALABRESI 1915
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus - DE ROOIJ 1915: 28
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus nigriventris - DE ROOIJ 1915: 31
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus vandermeer-mohri BRONGERSMA 1928
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus mabouia - BARBOUR & LOVERIDGE 1929 (partim)
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus okinawensis OKADA 1936
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus vandermeermohri WERMUTH 1965
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus auritus POEPPIG (in OBST) 1977
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus papuensis - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus frenatus - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus bojeri - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus vittatus - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus punctatus - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus inornatus - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus pumilus - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus caracal - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus fragilis - WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus fragilis - LANZA 1990
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus - LANZA 1990
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus - LINER 1994
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus - GLAW & VENCES 1994: 277
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus - MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 235
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus - COX et al. 1998: 84
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylus frenatus - COGGER 2000: 246
Mar 2006 - Pnoepus frenatus - WELLS 2002
Mar 2006 - Hemidactylys cf. frenatus - ANDREONE et al. 2003
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