Classification: Introduced Species

Description: Hemidactylus parvimaculatus can grow to 5 inches 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.

Habitat: This lizard is nocturnal and chiefly arboreal. It is most often found in domestic gardens and other disturbed and secondary vegetation types. This species has also been reported from semi-evergreen, moist lowland, dry deciduous, moist deciduous and evergreen forests.

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

Found in these States: LA | TX

Diet: Hemidactylus parvimaculatus has been recorded to prey upon Ramanella variegata frogs and insects. It can also be cannibalistic.

Reproduction: oviparous

Status: This species is widely distributed, can be locally abundant, and is primarily associated with human-modified habitats where it is not known to be subject to any threats. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.

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