Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko sighting in Minneriya National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, May and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted House Gecko in Minneriya National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–December, the lowest months.
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 2 parks where we can rate Spotted House Gecko sightings, Minneriya National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
Same genus: Hemidactylus
The closest relatives of the Spotted House Gecko that you can see in Minneriya National Park (genus Hemidactylus, House Geckos) are Bark Gecko (about 30%), Common House Gecko (about 30%) and Kandyan 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 Minneriya National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
