Latin Etymology: Gekko ("gecko") japonicus ("Japanese")
Adult Japanese Gecko (Gekko japonicus) at Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan - July 2013
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 3.5g / Length: 10-14cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The Japanese Gecko is as the name suggests the common Gecko of the Japanese mainland. For a fairly common species, I can find very little English language information on them online, so I'm afraid I cannot give much information on them. This particular one I found crawling around a railway overpass. It is part of a wider group of similar geckos found in Asia that seems to still be under consideration for how many species are within the complex.
Related Species:
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
SUBSPECIES: None - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
- KYOTO/OSAKA 2013 TRIP: A single individual at Kamakura.
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto.
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