Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko
Geckos
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Hemiphyllodactylus typus
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Range
South, Southeast and East Asia and islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans
The Indo-Pacific slender gecko, also called the Indopacific tree gecko or common dwarf gecko, is found across South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and many islands in the Indian and Pacific oceans. The distribution list includes the Shevaroy Hills, Anaimalai and Nilgiri Hills of India, the Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, and it has been introduced to the Ryukyu Islands and Hawaii (Wikipedia, general species account).
No description or ecology was found in the source read. Nationally Vulnerable (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
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- Where is the Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko found?
- South, Southeast and East Asia and islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans