Botel gecko

Gekko kikuchii

The Botel gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Orchid Island of Taiwan.
Pink Pinkies Gekko kikuchii - was a surprise find as I had initially thought its the more common house Gecko.

In the Philippines, this Gecko is known as Mindoro Narrow-Disked Gecko - Gekko mindorensis, supposedly a common species with wide range of distribution.

However, a recent study in 2014 using DNA believes both Gekko mindorensis and Gekko kikuchii are of the same species.

Gekko kikuchii is known from Orchid Island, Taiwan and thought to be endemic there.

As such, Gekko mindorensis (1919) is likely a junior synonym Gekko kikuchii (1912) Botel Gecko,Gecko,Gekko kikuchii,Luzon,Narrow-Disked Gecko,Nueva Ecija,Philippines

Naming

The specific name, ''kikuchiii'', is in honor of Yonetaro Kikuchi , who collected natural history specimens for the Taipei Museum.

Status

''G. kikuchii'' is classified as "endangered" by the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of ''G. kikuchii'' is the coastal cliffs of the southern part of the island, flanked with shrubs and secondary forests. It can also penetrate into the forest habitat, but has low density there.

Reproduction

''G. kikuchii'' is oviparous.

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Status: Data deficient
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae
GenusGekko
SpeciesG. kikuchii
Photographed in
Philippines