Hemidactylus parvimaculatus

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Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus from Sri Lanka.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. parvimaculatus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemidactylus brookii parvimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1953
  • Hemidactylus parvimaculatus – Bauer et al., 2010; Rösler and Glaw, 2010

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus, also known as the spotted house gecko[1] or the Sri Lankan house gecko,[2] is a species of gecko from South Asia and Indian Ocean.[1]

Description[]

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus can grow to 13 cm (5 in) in length. The body has many tubercles and the tail has rings of small spines. Coloration is light grey to tan; there are dark blotches that form three rows along the back. The belly is pinkish-cream.[2]

Distribution[]

This gecko is found in Sri Lanka, southern India, Reunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues, Moheli (Comoro Islands), Maldives, and Mascarene Islands.[1] There are also introduced populations in Bangkok, Thailand,[2] and in the southern United States.[1]

Ecology[]

In Sri Lanka, Hemidactylus parvimaculatus has been recorded to prey upon Ramanella variegata frogs[3] and insects. It can also be cannibalistic.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Hemidactylus parvimaculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Sri Lankan House Gecko". Reptiles and Amphibians of Thailand. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ Karunarathna, DMS Suranjan & Amarasinghe, AA Thasun (2011). "Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1953 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) feeds on Ramanella variegata (Stoliczka, 1872) (Amphibia: Microhylidae) in Sri Lanka". Taprobanica. 2 (2): 104. doi:10.4038/tapro.v2i2.3149.
  4. ^ "Spotted House Gecko (Hemidactylus parvimaculatus)". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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