Higher classification Hemiphyllodactylus Order Scaled reptiles | Suborder Sauria Genus Hemiphyllodactylus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Hemiphyllodactylus, Lepidodactylus, Vincent's least gecko, Gehyra mutilata, Cnemaspis | ||
The Indopacific tree gecko or common dwarf gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus is a species of gecko found in South Asia and islands in the Indian Ocean.
Distribution
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, 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)