Adler's gecko
Gekko adleri Nguyen, Wang, Yang, Lehmann, Le, Ziegler & Bonkowski, 2013
Status not recordedlizards
The adler's gecko (Gekko adleri) is a species in the family Gekkonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 6.84 g and reach 6.9 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the adler's gecko
- Weight
- 6.84 g
- Length
- 6.9 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the adler's gecko?
Where does the adler's gecko live?
Not recorded
Is the adler's gecko endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the adler's gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyGekkonidae
- genusGekko
- SpeciesGekko adleri Nguyen, Wang, Yang, Lehmann, Le, Ziegler & Bonkowski, 2013
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Adler’s geckoEnglish
- Adlers GeckoGerman
- Tắc kè ad-loVietnamese
- 鹰氏壁虎Chinese
- 阿德勒壁虎Chinese
Relatives of the adler's gecko
Other species in the same genus Gekko.

Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko
Ba den gecko
Gekko badenii
Large forest gecko
Gekko smithii
Japanese giant gecko
Gekko japonicus
Hokou gecko
Gekko hokouensis
Chinese gecko
Gekko chinensis
CompareAdler's gecko vs Tokay geckoAdler's gecko vs Ba den geckoAdler's gecko vs Large forest geckoAdler's gecko vs Japanese giant gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the adler's gecko?
An adult adler's gecko weighs 6.84 g and measures 6.9 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the adler's gecko?
The adler's gecko (Gekko adleri) belongs to the family Gekkonidae in the order Squamata.
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