dˈuːvɔːsəlz ɡˈɛkoʊ bˈoʊθ fˈɔːɹɪdʒᵻz ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ænd ɪz ˈɑːɹboːɹˌiəl, lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn skɹˈʌb ænd fˈɔːɹɪst, ænd ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ʃˈoːɹlaɪn ʌvðɪ ˈaɪləndz tʊ wˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪz pɹˈɛzəntli kənfˈaɪnd.
Duvaucel's gecko both forages on the ground and is arboreal, living in scrub and forest, and along the shoreline of the islands to which it is presently confined.