Bridled House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
A gecko found on Mo’orea.[3]
Life
It eats insects attracted to lights outside buildings.[2]
In trials climbing vertical rods, it stopped more often than the other gecko species tested.[3]
Places
Observed places · Mo’orea, French Polynesia[3]
It has been studied on Mo’orea.
Updated:
Sources
- Catalogue of Life 2026-09-25 XR
Catalogue of Life · 2026-10-13
- The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: the herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range
ZooKeys · 2026-11-03
- Home-field advantage: native gecko exhibits improved exertion capacity and locomotor ability in structurally complex environments relative to its invasive counterpart
Frontiers in Zoology · 2026-11-03