Tropical house gecko
| Tropical house gecko | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. mabouia |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) | |
| IUCN distribution (2019)
Extant (resident)
Extant & Introduced (resident) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia), also called the cosmopolitan house gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is also found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, where it has been inadvertently introduced by humans.