Daily Decay (9th March 2018)

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Daily Decay (9th March 2018): Spiny-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) @ Bukit Batok

This hatchling Spiny-tailed House Gecko was probably squashed by a pedestrian, bicycle, or electric scooter while it was on the pavement.

Gecko (F. Gekkonidae)
Tampines, 4th August 2009

I discovered this gecko carcass in my bathroom. I’m not sure what happened to it.

It most probably belonged to one of the following species, which are commonly found in urban Singapore:

Spiny-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

• The Digital Nature Archive of Singapore
• The Native Fauna of the Native Garden @ HortPark: Birds, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles,. Butterflies, Moths, Damselflies, and Dragonflies
• The herpetofauna and mammals of Semakau Landfill: A Project Semakau checklist
• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Tide Chaser: Lizards (Phylum Chordata: Suborder Lacertilia) of Singapore
• The Reptile Database
• Global Invasive Species Database
• IUCN Red List

Flat-tailed Gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus)

• The Native Fauna of the Native Garden @ HortPark: Birds, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles,. Butterflies, Moths, Damselflies, and Dragonflies
• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

Four-clawed Gecko (Gehyra mutilata)

• The Native Fauna of the Native Garden @ HortPark: Birds, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles,. Butterflies, Moths, Damselflies, and Dragonflies
• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Tide Chaser: Lizards (Phylum Chordata: Suborder Lacertilia) of Singapore
• The Reptile Database

Gecko (F. Gekkonidae) being scavenged by Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina)
Pulau Semakau, 16th December 2008

• The herpetofauna and mammals of Semakau Landfill: A Project Semakau checklist

The gecko could have belonged to either one of the following species, which have been recorded from Pulau Semakau:

Spiny-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

Spotted House Gecko (Gekko monarchus)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

There are several other species of gecko which might occur on the island as well, but which have yet to be conclusively documented:

Flat-tailed Gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

Four-clawed Gecko (Gehyra mutilata)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

Maritime Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

I’m reminded of this video clip: