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Spotted House Gecko

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus

The Spotted House Gecko is a small lizard that loves to live in homes and gardens. With its cute spots and quick movements, it helps keep bugs away, making it a helpful friend in your house!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Spotted House Gecko is a small lizard, typically light brown or grey, covered in tiny dark spots and sometimes faint bands. It has large eyes with vertical pupils and often a translucent belly, making it appear somewhat see-through.

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Spotted House Gecko
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Spotted House Gecko

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Geckos don't have eyelids; they lick their own eyes to keep them clean and moist!

Their skin has tiny, soft scales, giving them a surprisingly velvety feel!

They can survive for weeks without food, thanks to their incredibly slow metabolism!

They eat their own shed skin, full of nutrients, so nothing goes to waste!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sticky Feet

Spotted House Gecko can walk on almost any surface, including glass, because of millions of microscopic hairs on its toe pads.

Fähigkeit

Tail Dropper

Spotted House Gecko can drop its tail if caught, allowing it to escape from predators while the wiggling tail distracts them.

Fähigkeit

Night Hunter

Spotted House Gecko has large, sensitive eyes with vertical pupils that help it see tiny insects in very low light conditions.

Fähigkeit

Color Changer

Spotted House Gecko can lighten or darken its skin tone slightly to better blend in with its surroundings, making it harder to spot.

Maße und Details

Länge
8-12 cm
Gewicht
0.003-0.008 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-5 Jahre
Top Speed
5 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-2
Brutzeit
60-90 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny hunters, these geckos eat small bugs and spiders to keep your house tidy!

Hauptnahrung

  • crickets
  • spiders
  • moths
  • beetles
  • cockroaches
  • ants

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Oriental Rat Snake

Ptyas mucosa

a common snake predator found in their habitat.

eaten by

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

a frequent insect meal, especially in human dwellings.

eaten by

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

helps control populations of these flying insects.

eats

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

an introduced predator in many of its urban habitats.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to watch geckos from a distance and not try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Spotted House Gecko?

8-12 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Spotted House Gecko?

0.003-0.008 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Spotted House Gecko?

3-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Spotted House Gecko?

5 km/h

Was frisst Spotted House Gecko?

Tiny hunters, these geckos eat small bugs and spiders to keep your house tidy!

Wo findet man Spotted House Gecko normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Spotted House Gecko?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Spotted House Gecko?

1-2

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