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Common Four-clawed Gecko
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Lizards & worm lizards

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Gehyra mutilata (Wiegmann, 1834)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Four-clawed Gecko
Dutch—
SpanishGeco plano
Chinese截趾虎
Scientific nameGehyra mutilata (Wiegmann, 1834)

About this species

Gehyra mutilata, also known commonly as the common four-clawed gecko, Pacific gecko, stump-toed gecko, sugar gecko in Indonesia, tender-skinned house gecko, and butiki in Filipino, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. It has made its way to several areas of the world including Sri Lanka, Indochina, and many of the Pacific Islands. Compared to the common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), the appearance of G. mutilata is somewhat plump, with delicate skin. The skin is usually colored a soft purplish/pinkish gray, with golden spots on younger specimens; these spots eventually fade with age.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae
GenusGehyra

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2025First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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