Common Dwarf Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus typus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
- GenusHemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
- SpeciesHemiphyllodactylus typus (Common Dwarf Gecko)
About the Common Dwarf Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus typus, also known as the Indopacific tree gecko, Indopacific slender gecko, or common dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, and some islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
India (Shevaroy Hills, Anaimalai, Nilgiri Hills), Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Vietnam, Chapa/Tongking, Thailand, W Malaysia, Singapore, Oceania, Burma, Philippines (Panay), Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sumbawa, Komodo),
China, Taiwan, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Tonga, Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands (Vanua Levu, Viti Levu), Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues (fide F. Glaw, pers. comm.)
Introduced to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Introduced to Iriomotejima Island, Introduced into the USA (Hawaii) Type locality: "Agam" [West-Sumatra] [Kluge 1968] and "Goenong Parong (Java)" [= Gunung Parang, West-Java] (Wermuth 1965)
Bauer, A.M. & Das, I. 1999 The systematic status of the endemic south Indian gecko Hemidactylus aurantiacus (Beddome 1870). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 4 (2): 213–218 Beddome, R.H. 1870 Descriptions of some new lizards... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Mourning Gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Papua Bow-fingered Gecko
Cyrtodactylus papuensis
Lined Gecko
Gekko vittatus
Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus
Batanta Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus zugi
Papua Dtella
Gehyra papuana
West Irian Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus irianjayaensis
Salawati Scaly-toed Gecko
Lepidodactylus pollostos
Pelagic Gecko
Nactus pelagicus
Pacific Dtella
Gehyra oceanica
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |