Ba den gecko
Gekko badenii Szczerbak & Nekrasova, 1994
Status not recordedlizards
The ba den gecko (Gekko badenii) is a species in the family Gekkonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 12.1 g and reach 8.48 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the ba den gecko
- Weight
- 12.1 g
- Length
- 8.48 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 15 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3 – 4
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the ba den gecko?
Where does the ba den gecko live?
Not recorded
Is the ba den 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 ba den gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyGekkonidae
- genusGekko
- SpeciesGekko badenii Szczerbak & Nekrasova, 1994
Synonyms Gekko ulikovskii
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Ba den golden geckoEnglish
- Golden geckoEnglish
- gekon UlikovskéhoCzech
- GoldgeckoGerman
- Gecko doradoSpanish
- 금도마뱀붙이Korean
- Gekon UlikowskiegoPolish
- Геккон УликовскогоRussian
- Tắc kè núi Bà ĐenVietnamese
- 黑婆山壁虎Chinese
Relatives of the ba den gecko
Other species in the same genus Gekko.

Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko
Large forest gecko
Gekko smithii
Japanese giant gecko
Gekko japonicus
Hokou gecko
Gekko hokouensis
Chinese gecko
Gekko chinensis
Yakushima gecko
Gekko yakuensis
CompareBa den gecko vs Tokay geckoBa den gecko vs Large forest geckoBa den gecko vs Japanese giant geckoBa den gecko vs Hokou gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ba den gecko?
An adult ba den gecko weighs 12.1 g and measures 8.48 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the ba den gecko?
The ba den gecko (Gekko badenii) belongs to the family Gekkonidae in the order Squamata.
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