Boehme's gecko
Gekko boehmei Luu, Calame, Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015
Status not recordedlizards
The boehme's gecko (Gekko boehmei) is a species in the family Gekkonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 9.87 g and reach 7.88 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the boehme's gecko
- Weight
- 9.87 g
- Length
- 7.88 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the boehme's gecko?
Where does the boehme's gecko live?
Not recorded
Is the boehme'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 boehme's gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyGekkonidae
- genusGekko
- SpeciesGekko boehmei Luu, Calame, Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Boehme’s geckoEnglish
- Böhmes GeckoGerman
- Kap Ke Boehmeroot
Relatives of the boehme'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
CompareBoehme's gecko vs Tokay geckoBoehme's gecko vs Ba den geckoBoehme's gecko vs Large forest geckoBoehme's gecko vs Japanese giant gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the boehme's gecko?
An adult boehme's gecko weighs 9.87 g and measures 7.88 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the boehme's gecko?
The boehme's gecko (Gekko boehmei) belongs to the family Gekkonidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
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