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Blotched House Gecko

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Hemidactylus triedrus

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Range

South Asia: southern India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala) and Sri Lanka

Hemidactylus triedrus, also known as the termite hill gecko, Dakota's leaf-toed gecko or the blotched house gecko, is a gecko of South Asia. The head is large and egg-shaped, the snout is longer than the distance between the eye and the ear opening, and the forehead is concave. The ear opening is large and oblique, about half the diameter of the eye, and the belly scales are large, smooth and overlapping (Wikipedia, general species account).

The Reptile Database lists Sri Lanka and, in India, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The account used here gives no information on diet or breeding.

Quick answers

Where is the Blotched House Gecko found?
South Asia: southern India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala) and Sri Lanka
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