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Thai gecko

Gekko petricolus Taylor, 1962

Status not recordedlizards

The thai gecko (Gekko petricolus) is a species in the family Gekkonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 7.31 g and reach 7.07 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the thai gecko

Weight
7.31 g
Length
7.07 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Longest recorded lifespan
8.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Egg incubation
115 days
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 2
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the thai gecko?

THAI GECKO · LENGTH 7.07 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 7.07 cm, the recorded maximum length of the thai gecko is about 4.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the thai gecko live?

Not recorded

Is the thai 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 thai gecko classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyGekkonidae
  6. genusGekko
  7. SpeciesGekko petricolus Taylor, 1962
Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Sandstone geckoEnglish
  • gekon thajskýCzech
  • Ubon-sandstenstokayDanish
  • LaosgeckoGerman
  • gekon wschodniPolish
  • ตุ๊กแกเขาหินทรายThai
  • 岩壁虎Chinese
  • GelbrückengeckoGerman
  • Laos-GeckoGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the thai 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 thai gecko?

An adult thai gecko weighs 7.31 g and measures 7.07 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the thai gecko?

The thai gecko (Gekko petricolus) 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). Thai gecko (Gekko petricolus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thai-gecko

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BibTeX
@misc{thai_gecko_2026,
  title = {Thai gecko (Gekko petricolus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thai-gecko},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}