Mingtao's gecko

Mingtao's gecko (Gekko taibaiensis) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.

Geographic range

G. taibaiensis is known only from Taibai County in Shaanxi Province, China.

Habitat

The holotype, allotype, and 25 paratypes of G. taibaiensis were all collected at an altitude of .

Description

G. taibaiensis resembles G. japonicus and G. swinhonis. However, G. taibaiensis has fewer preanal pores, only 4–6, which are interruptedly arranged.

Reproduction

G. taibaiensis is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Song Mingtao (1985). "A new species of Gekko from Shaanxi". Acta Herpetologica Sinica 4: 329–330. (Gekko taibaiensis, new species). (in Chineses and English).