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 |
No species of the same family or order lives in Thrissur, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko sighting in Thrissur on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 8 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.
November and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko in Thrissur on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and June–July, the lowest months. Those are among Thrissur's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 440 mm in June.
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.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Spotted House Gecko sightings, Thrissur has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 30%) and Ahmedabad (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted House Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Thrissur (8 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.
