Christmas Island gecko

Lepidodactylus listeri

''Lepidodactylus listeri'', commonly known as Lister's gecko or the Christmas Island gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to Christmas Island. It is named after naturalist Joseph Jackson Lister.
Tiny Lister's gecko Photo taken by Hamish Noller on his recent trip to Christmas Island. This individual is mostly likely fully grown. Lepidodactylus listeri

Appearance

Lister's gecko is a brown lizard growing to a snout-vent length of 5 cm . It has a broad, pale fawn/grey vertebral stripe which expands to cover the top of the head and matches the colour and pattern of the tail, and a whitish belly and body covered with small, smooth scales.

Habitat

''L. listeri'' is most abundant in primary rainforest on the plateau, but also occurs in disturbed secondary forest growth. It is absent from mined areas on the island.

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Status: Extinct in the wild
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae
GenusLepidodactylus
SpeciesL. listeri
Photographed in
Christmas Island