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Sago gecko

Gekko vittatus Houttuyn, 1782

Status not recordedlizards

The sago gecko (Gekko vittatus) is a species in the family Gekkonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 18.5 g and reach 13 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the sago gecko

Weight
18.5 g
Length
9.9 cm – 13 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Longest recorded lifespan
5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Egg incubation
75 days
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 2
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Lifestyle
Arboreal
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the sago gecko?

SAGO GECKO · LENGTH 13 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 13 cm, the recorded maximum length of the sago gecko is about 7.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the sago gecko live?

Not recorded

Is the sago 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 sago gecko classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyGekkonidae
  6. genusGekko
  7. SpeciesGekko vittatus Houttuyn, 1782

Synonyms Gecko trachylaemus, Gecko trachyloemus, Gekko villatus, Lacerta unistriata, Lacerta ypsilon, Lacerta zeulonica, Platydactylus bivittatus, Stellio bifurcifer

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Indo-Pacific ghost geckoEnglish
  • Lined geckoEnglish
  • Striped geckoEnglish
  • Striped GekkoEnglish
  • gekon pruhovanýCzech
  • Hvidstribet TokayDanish
  • StreifengeckoGerman
  • Gekon paskowanyPolish
  • Полосатый геккоRussian
  • 白脊壁虎Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sago gecko

Other species in the same genus Gekko.

Hokou gecko

Gekko hokouensis

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sago gecko?

An adult sago gecko weighs 18.5 g and measures 9.9 cm – 13 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sago gecko?

The sago gecko (Gekko vittatus) 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

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BibTeX
@misc{sago_gecko_2026,
  title = {Sago gecko (Gekko vittatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sago-gecko},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}