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Phu Yen gecko

Gekko phuyenensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Orlov, Murphy & Nguyen, 2021

Status not recordedlizards

The phu yen gecko (Gekko phuyenensis) is a species in the family Gekkonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 14.3 g and reach 9.02 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the phu yen gecko

Weight
14.3 g
Length
9.02 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the phu yen gecko?

PHU YEN GECKO · LENGTH 9.02 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 9.02 cm, the recorded maximum length of the phu yen gecko is about 5.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the phu yen gecko live?

Not recorded

Is the phu yen 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 phu yen gecko classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyGekkonidae
  6. genusGekko
  7. SpeciesGekko phuyenensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Orlov, Murphy & Nguyen, 2021
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Phu Yen marbled geckoEnglish
  • Tắc kè phú yênVietnamese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the phu yen gecko

Other species in the same genus Gekko.

Hokou gecko

Gekko hokouensis

GekkonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the phu yen gecko?

An adult phu yen gecko weighs 14.3 g and measures 9.02 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the phu yen gecko?

The phu yen gecko (Gekko phuyenensis) belongs to the family Gekkonidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Phu Yen gecko (Gekko phuyenensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/phu-yen-gecko

MLA

“Phu Yen gecko (Gekko phuyenensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/phu-yen-gecko.

BibTeX
@misc{phu_yen_gecko_2026,
  title = {Phu Yen gecko (Gekko phuyenensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phu-yen-gecko},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}