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Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928 is a animal in the Gekkonidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928 (Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928)
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Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928

Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928

Gekko hokouensis, the Hokou or Kwangsi gecko, is a least concern gecko species found across East Asia.

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Family
Genus
Gekko
Order
Class
Squamata

About Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928

Taxonomy and Common Names

Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928 is a species of gecko, commonly called the Hokou gecko or Kwangsi gecko.

Distribution Range

Its distribution range covers eastern China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Kyushu Island of Japan.

IUCN Conservation Status

Because it has a large distribution, the IUCN has assessed this species as Least Concern.

Threats

In some parts of its range, the invasive common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus may present a threat to this species.

Photo: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Takaaki Hattori · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gekkonidae Gekko

More from Gekkonidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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