you can say, because i think what you think it the common name is just referencing the family of geckos in general... jballpython knows the latin name!
YESSS! and it is TINY...like TEENY WEENIE TINY. the hides i had set up for it were totally ridiculous once i saw how little it is--i'm going to have to turn some pill bottle caps into hides or something if i want to give the little guy something more secure! pics soon i promise!