Hemidactylus platyurus ( Schneider, 1797 )

Karin, Benjamin R., Stubbs, Alexander L., Arifin, Umilaela, Bloch, Luke M., Ramadhan, G., Iskandar, Djoko T., Arida, Evy, Reilly, Sean B., Kusnadi, Agus & Mcguire, Jimmy A., 2018, The herpetofauna of the Kei Islands (Maluku, Indonesia): Comprehensive report on new and historical collections, biogeographic patterns, conservation concerns, and an annotated checklist of species from Kei Kecil, Kei Besar, Tam, and Kur, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66, pp. 704-738 : 718-719

Hemidactylus platyurus ( Schneider, 1797)

Type locality. Unknown.

Distribution in the Kei Islands. We collected Hemidactylus platyurus on Kei Kecil and Tam, and the WAM expedition collected five specimens from Kei Besar. We observed this species on Kur, though we did not collect specimens.

Natural history. This species is common at night indoors and outdoors around human habitations.

Field identification. A common house gecko identified by possessing half-webbed digits with 7–9 scansors, and body and tail with distinct fringes. Pale grey to dark grey above, sometimes with a dark postocular stripe. Tail flattened, with distinct fringe.