Lister's gecko
Lepidodactylus listeri (Boulenger, 1889)
Status not recordedlizards
The lister's gecko (Lepidodactylus listeri) is a species in the family Gekkonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.3 g and reach 4.67 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the lister's gecko
- Weight
- 2.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.67 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the lister's gecko?
Where does the lister's gecko live?
Not recorded
Is the lister'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 lister's gecko classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyGekkonidae
- genusLepidodactylus
- SpeciesLepidodactylus listeri (Boulenger, 1889)
Synonyms Gecko listeri
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- Christmas island chained geckoEnglish
- Lister’s geckoEnglish
Relatives of the lister's gecko
Other species in the same genus Lepidodactylus.
Sad gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris
Batan scaly-toed gecko
Lepidodactylus balioburius
Boungaiville scaly-toed gecko
Lepidodactylus mutahi
Moluccan scaly-toed gecko
Lepidodactylus oorti
Tuvalu forest gecko
Lepidodactylus tepukapili
Lanyu scaly-toed gecko
Lepidodactylus yami
CompareLister's gecko vs Sad geckoLister's gecko vs Batan scaly-toed geckoLister's gecko vs Boungaiville scaly-toed geckoLister's gecko vs Moluccan scaly-toed gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the lister's gecko?
An adult lister's gecko weighs 2.3 g and measures 4.67 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the lister's gecko?
The lister's gecko (Lepidodactylus listeri) belongs to the family Gekkonidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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