Spotted Leaf-toed Gecko

Fascinating facts about the Spotted Leaf-toed Gecko

• The snout is longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, about 1.25 times the diameter of the orbit.
• Each toe has 9 to 11 straight lamellae on the inner digit and 12 to 13 on the median digit.
• From snout to vent the body measures 4.5 inches and the tail is about 5 inches long.
• The species occurs in southern India and Sri Lanka, and the race hunae has been recorded from locations such as Malabar, Tirunelveli and Salem in India and from Sri Lanka.

At a glance

About the Spotted Leaf-toed Gecko

The spotted leaf-toed gecko, Hemidactylus maculatus, is a large gecko of the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. Its head is large and oviform; the snout is longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening. The dorsal surface has minute granular scales intermixed with moderate-sized trihedral tubercles arranged irregularly in about 20 longitudinal series. It is brown overall, with darker spots that often merge into transverse undulating bands, and two more or less distinct dark streaks on each side of the head passing through the eye. It measures about 4.5 inches from snout to vent with a tail about 5 inches long. The digits are moderately dilated, each bearing 9-13 straight infradigital lamellae, and the male has a series of 19-25 femoral pores on each side. It occurs in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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