Where does the Cosmopolitan House Gecko live?
Hemidactylus mabouia has 28,160 records in 100 countries and territories, from 1856 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 28,160 records
- 100 places
- 135 years recorded
- Squamata class
AnimaliaChordataSquamataGekkonidaeHemidactylus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18562026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,835 | |
| Brazil | 6,275 | |
| South Africa | 4,390 | |
| Kenya | 641 | |
| Puerto Rico | 550 | |
| Mozambique | 508 | |
| Tanzania | 386 | |
| Colombia | 383 | |
| Cuba | 331 | |
| Zambia | 304 | |
| Peru | 268 | |
| Bolivia | 255 | |
| Malawi | 255 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 230 | |
| Dominican Republic | 225 | |
| Zimbabwe | 212 | |
| Argentina | 193 | |
| Bahamas | 193 | |
| DR Congo | 187 | |
| ZZ | 181 | |
| Jamaica | 167 | |
| French Guiana | 165 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 159 | |
| Uganda | 146 | |
| Martinique | 138 | |
| Cameroon | 132 | |
| Botswana | 129 | |
| Venezuela | 129 | |
| Gabon | 113 | |
| Angola | 112 | |
| Guadeloupe | 108 | |
| Anguilla | 97 | |
| Curaçao | 95 | |
| Congo | 92 | |
| Bonaire | 91 | |
| Suriname | 90 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 81 | |
| Somalia | 77 | |
| Cayman Islands | 68 | |
| Madagascar | 67 |
Showing the top 40 of 100 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Gekkonidae.
Turkish Gecko
52,983 records
Common House Gecko
45,009 records
Sad Gecko
17,226 records
Tokay gecko
12,372 records
Gold dust day gecko
10,319 records
Stump-Toed Gecko
7,026 records
Ocean Gecko
3,163 records
Pelagic Gecko
2,212 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.