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Flat-tailed House Gecko

Hemidactylus platyurus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Thailand.January 329, February 288, March 327, April 331, May 234, June 190, July 267, August 279, September 280, October 225, November 293, December 311.
Thailand3,354
Indonesia2,261
Malaysia1,254
Philippines969
Sabah580
Bali538
Vietnam537
Bangkok511
West Java437
Chiang Mai Province338

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyTypical Geckos · Gekkonidae
GenusHouse Geckos · Hemidactylus

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