Galapagos Species Database
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Hemidactylus frenatus
Gecko de casa o común, Common House Gecko
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gekkonidae
Genus
Hemidactylus
Species
frenatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2011
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Potentially Invasive
Distribution: In the Galapagos Common House- Geckos have become established in cities and towns such as Puerto Ayora Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, and Puerto Villamil.
- Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping
- Phillips, R. B. D.A. Wiedenfeld and H.L. Snell (2012) Current status of alien vertebrates in the Galápagos Islands: invasion history, distribution, and potential impacts. Biol Invasions (2012) 14:461–480 DOI 10.1007/s10530-011-0090-z
- Torres-Carvajal, O. Tapia,, W. (2011) First record of the common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus Schlegel, 1836 and distribution extension of Phyllodactylus reissii Peters, 1862 in the Galápagos Check List 7(4):470-472
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hemidactylus frenatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18477. Accessed 4 April 2026.