Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Gecònids)
- GenusHemidactylus (House Geckos)
- SpeciesHemidactylus mabouia (Tropical House Gecko)
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. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical House Gecko sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 417 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Cape Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus capensis
Turner's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus turneri
Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis wahlbergii
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus punctatus
Haacke's Flat Gecko
Afroedura haackei
Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus stevensoni
Arnold's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis arnoldi
Van Son's Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus vansoni
Spotted Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus maculatus
Granite Rock Gecko
Afroedura granitica
Lang's Flat Gecko
Afroedura langi
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tropical House Gecko in Kruger National Park?
About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical House Gecko sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 417 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tropical House Gecko in Kruger National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Tropical House Gecko in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.