Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
A small nocturnal gecko often found on walls, ceilings, and around porch lights in warm tropical and subtropical areas. It hunts moths, flies, cockroaches, and other small invertebrates with quick lunges and sticky toe pads that let it cling to smooth surfaces. When threatened, it may flatten against cover, dash into cracks, or shed its tail to distract a predator. This adaptable species has spread widely through human transport and can live very successfully inside buildings.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Tropical House Gecko Juvenile
- Tropical House Gecko