Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1797)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1251

Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1797)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center at Janki Chora ; 24°18.72′N, 091°46.52′E; 5 Jul. 2015; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.358 .

Identification. Hemidactylus platyurus is a brown to gray gecko with smooth dorsal scales and flattened tail with serrated edges ( Das 2010).

Habitat. This gecko was primarily encountered in mature forest, from dusk to night on tree trunks or fallen logs suspended above the ground, and occasionally in disturbed forest. This species was rarely found in village habitat and was generally only seen on buildings when they were surrounded by forest. While common in human habitat in many parts of its range, in LNP H. platyurus appears to be displaced there by H. frenatus .