Flat-tailed house gecko

Hemidactylus platyurus

"Hemidactylus platyurus", commonly known as the flat-tailed house gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae native to southeastern and southern Asia. The species is sometimes classified under the genus "Cosymbotus".
Cecak on hand Little Flat-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus) on a travel mate's hand.
A bit closer here:
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Appearance

Snout longer than the distance between the eye and the ear opening, one time and a half the diameter of the orbit; forehead concave; ear-opening small, oval, oblique. Rostral four-sided, not twice as broad as high, with median cleft above; nostril bordered by the rostral, the first labial and three nasals. Nine to eleven upper and seven or eight lower labials; mental large. triangular or pentagonal; two pair of chin-shields, the median pair large, in contact with each other, the posterior pair small, sometimes separated from the labials. Body depressed, covered above with uniform small granules, largest on the snout; a dermal expansion from axilla to groin and another along the posterior side of the hind limb. Ventral scales cycloid, imbricate. Male with an uninterrupted series of 34—36 femoral pores. Tail depressed, flat inferiorly, with sharp denticulated lateral edge, covered above with uniform small granules, below with a median series of transversely dilated plates. Limbs moderate, depressed; digits strongly dilated, about half-webbed, inner well developed; 3 to 6 lamellae under the inner, 7 to 9 under the median digits. Grey above, marbled with darker grey; generally a dark streak from eye to shoulder. Lower parts white. Length of head and body 61 mm.; tail 66 mm.
Cecak tembok - Close Close-up of the little Flat-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus) on a travel mate's hand:
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Distribution

Bangladesh, N India, Nicobar Islands, Nepal, Bhutan,
China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Vietnam, New Guinea,
Philippine Islands,
Indonesia
USA

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae
GenusHemidactylus
SpeciesH. platyurus