Gekko kuhli

(Stejneger, 1902)

Vernacular names
English : Kuhl’s flying gecko
French : Gecko volant de Kuhl

Classification
Class : Reptilia
Order : Squamata
Family : Gekkonidae
Notes : No subspecies known (sometimes still in genus Ptychozoon)

Identification
Very cryptic species with skin flaps on its flanks, limbs and webbed feet to help camouflaging on lichen and tree bark. Coloration grey to beige with indistinct clear and dark mottling.

Range and habitat
South East Asia, from Thailand and Myanmar to Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and nearby islands. Found around large trees within forests, urban parks and plantations.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is widespread and locally abundant within its large range. However relentless collection for the trade has pushed subpopulations very close to extinction.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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