The body has many tubercles and the tail has rings of small spines.

Coloration is light grey to tan; there are dark blotches that form three rows along the back.

[3] This gecko is found in Sri Lanka, southern India, Reunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues, Moheli (Comoro Islands), Maldives, and Mascarene Islands.

[2] There are also introduced populations in Bangkok, Thailand,[3] and in the southern United States.

[2] In Sri Lanka, Hemidactylus parvimaculatus has been recorded to prey upon Ramanella variegata frogs[4] and insects.