Botel gecko

Botel gecko
	Gekko kikuchii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. kikuchii
Binomial name
	Gekko kikuchii; (Ōshima, 1912)
Synonyms
	Gecko kikuchiiŌshima, 1912 ; Gekko kikuchii Okada, 1936 ; Gekko monarchus Kuntz & D.Z. Ming, 1970 ; Gekko kikuchi Ota, 1989 ;

Last updated October 01, 2025

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]

Etymology

The specific name, kikuchiii, is in honor of Yonetarō Kikuchi (1869–1921), who collected natural history specimens for the Taipei Museum.^[4]

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.^[1]

Reproduction

G. kikuchii is oviparous.^[2]

Conservation status

G. kikuchii is classified as "endangered" by the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Lorenzo, A.; del Prado, Y.; Shang, G.; Maglangit, E.P. "Gekko kikuchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T221825874A127944340. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T221825874A127944340.en .
1 2 3 Gekko kikuchii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 15 May 2018.
1 2 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).