Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus, also known as the spotted house gecko or the Sri Lankan house gecko, is a species of gecko from South Asia and Indian Ocean. 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.
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.
In Sri Lanka, Hemidactylus parvimaculatus has been recorded to prey upon Ramanella variegata frogs and insects. It can also be cannibalistic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted House Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Spotted House Gecko sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 30%).
Same genus: Hemidactylus
The closest relatives of the Spotted House Gecko that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (genus Hemidactylus, House Geckos) are Common House Gecko (about 40%) and Flat-tailed House Gecko (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted House Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (57 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
