Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. parvimaculatus
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| Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1953
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Hemidactylus parvimaculatus, also known as the spotted house gecko[2] or the Sri Lankan house gecko,[3] is a species of gecko from South Asia and Indian Ocean.[2]
Description
[edit]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.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This gecko is found in Sri Lanka, southern India, Reunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues, Moheli (Comoro Islands), Maldives, and Mascarene Islands.[2] There are also introduced populations in Bangkok, Thailand,[3] and in the southern United States.[2]
Ecology
[edit]In Sri Lanka, Hemidactylus parvimaculatus has been recorded to prey upon Ramanella variegata frogs[4] and insects. It can also be cannibalistic.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hemidactylus parvimaculatus | IUCN RedList". iucnredlist.org.
- ^ a b c d e Hemidactylus parvimaculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sri Lankan House Gecko". Reptiles and Amphibians of Thailand. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Spotted House Gecko (Hemidactylus parvimaculatus)". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2021.