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?
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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyGekkonidae
- genusGekko
- 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
Relatives of the thai gecko
Other species in the same genus Gekko.

Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko
Ba den gecko
Gekko badenii
Large forest gecko
Gekko smithii
Japanese giant gecko
Gekko japonicus
Hokou gecko
Gekko hokouensis
Chinese gecko
Gekko chinensis
CompareThai gecko vs Tokay geckoThai gecko vs Ba den geckoThai gecko vs Large forest geckoThai gecko vs Japanese giant gecko
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
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.
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