The Botel gecko (Gekko kikuchii) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Orchid Island (also known as Botel Tobago Island) of Taiwan.[1][2][3]
| Botel gecko | |
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| Gekko kikuchii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. kikuchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gekko kikuchii (Ōshima, 1912)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, kikuchiii, is in honor of Yonetarō Kikuchi (1869–1921), who collected natural history specimens for the Taipei Museum.[4]
Habitat
editThe 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.[1]
Reproduction
editConservation status
editG. kikuchii is classified as "endangered" by the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Lorenzo, A.; del Prado, Y.; Shang, G.; Maglangit, E.P. (2022). "Gekko kikuchii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T221825874A127944340. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Gekko kikuchii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b Shao KT (ed.). "Gekko kikuchii Oshima, 1912". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 16 May 2018. (in Chinese and English).
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko kikuchii, p. 141).
Further reading
edit- Ōshima M (1912). "Description of a new gecko from Botel Tobago Island". Philippine Journal of Science, Section D, General Biology, Ethnology and Anthropology 7: 241–242 + Plates I–II. (Gecko kikuchii, new species).