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    Species Accepted

    Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1953

    Spotted house gecko
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Hemidactylus
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 2 countries or islands

      2 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      RéunionNo
      United States of AmericaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      13 results
      Dragó Domèstic Clapat Catalan–Valencian
      Geco afroasiático manchado Spanish
      Geco delle case dello Sri Lanka Italian
      Geco delle case maculato Italian
      Gefleckter Hausgecko German
      Gepunkteter Halbzehengecko German
      Hémidactyle à petites taches French
      Pulli geval huna Sinhalese
      Spotted house gecko English
      Spættet Halvfingergekko Danish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      44 results
      Bauer, Aaron M.; Todd R. Jackman, Eli Greenbaum, Varad B. Giri, Anslem de Silva. (2010). South Asia supports a major endemic radiation of Hemidactylus geckos. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 343-352.
      Kandamby, & DharmaSri. (1997). Herpetological types reposed in the National Museum Colombo, Sri Lanka. Lyriocephalus 3 (1): 31-33.
      Borgardt, Timothy. (2015). Geographic Distribution: Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan spotted house gecko). Herpetological Review 46 (2): 217.
      MENDYK, ROBERT W. (2021). Biofluorescence in the Sri Lankan House Gecko (Hemidactylus Parvimaculatus). Taprobanica 10(1): 61–63.
      Karunarathna, Suranjan D. M. S. and A. A. Thasun Amarasinghe. (2011). A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE REPTILE FAUNA IN NILGALA FOREST AND ITS VICINITY, MONARAGALA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA. Taprobanica 3 (2): 69-76.
      Heckard, D.; Kathriner, A. & Bauer, A.M. (2013). First record of Hemidactylus parvimaculatus DERANIYAGALA, 1953 from the United States. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 20(4): 192-196.
      Erdmann, James A. (2017). Geographic Distribution: Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan Spotted House Gecko). Herpetological Review 48 (1): 125.
      Kodeeswaran V., Ramakrishnan B., Ganesh SR. (2025). A preliminary study on the herpetofaunal diversity and distribution in Madurai hills across the Vaigai basin, southern India. Hamadryad 41 (1/2):
      Paira, S., & Shwetadri Bhandari and Puja Ray. (2022). Diversity of herpetofauna in Dantan I, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, with a note on anthropogenic impact. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 10(1): 212-219 [Note: This Appears to Be a Predatory Journal with Little If Any Peer Review].
      Davis, D R & LaDuc, T; (2019). Geographic Distribution: Hemidactylus aff. parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan House Gecko) USA: Texas: Chambers Co. Herpetological Review 50 (1): 102.

      Citation

      Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Deraniyagala, 1953 in undefined