Hemidactylus maculatus, also known as the spotted leaf-toed gecko or giant spotted gecko, is a species of large gecko found in the Western Ghats of India and in parts of Sri Lanka.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Giant Spotted Gecko being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hemidactylus depressus
- Hemidactylus angulatus
- Hemidactylus triedrus
- Homonota horrida
- Chondrodactylus laevigatus
- Chondrodactylus turneri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Hemidactylus
- Species
- Hemidactylus maculatus
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