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Shanxi gecko

Gekko auriverrucosus Zhou & Liu, 1982

Status not recordedlizards

The shanxi gecko (Gekko auriverrucosus) is a species in the family Gekkonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 3.79 g and reach 5.85 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: China.

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Quick facts about the shanxi gecko

Weight
3.79 g
Length
5.85 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Lifestyle
Arboreal
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is the shanxi gecko?

SHANXI GECKO · LENGTH 5.85 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.85 cm, the recorded maximum length of the shanxi gecko is about 3.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the shanxi gecko live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The shanxi gecko is listed for 1 country.

China
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. China

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the shanxi 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 shanxi gecko classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyGekkonidae
  6. genusGekko
  7. SpeciesGekko auriverrucosus Zhou & Liu, 1982
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • 耳疣壁虎Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shanxi gecko

Other species in the same genus Gekko.

Hokou gecko

Gekko hokouensis

GekkonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the shanxi gecko?

An adult shanxi gecko weighs 3.79 g and measures 5.85 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the shanxi gecko live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the shanxi gecko for 1 country: China. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the shanxi gecko?

The shanxi gecko (Gekko auriverrucosus) 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). Shanxi gecko (Gekko auriverrucosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shanxi-gecko

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BibTeX
@misc{shanxi_gecko_2026,
  title = {Shanxi gecko (Gekko auriverrucosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shanxi-gecko},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}