Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Emirati leaf-toed gecko (Asaccus caudivolvulus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Emirati leaf-toed gecko (Asaccus caudivolvulus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Emirati leaf-toed gecko

Asaccus caudivolvulus

Emirati leaf-toed gecko, also called Musandam leaf-toed gecko, is a lizard or snake in the family Phyllodactylidae — Asaccus caudivolvulus, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Oman and United Arab Emirates.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Asaccus caudivolvulus
Taxonomy
Squamata · Phyllodactylidae · Asaccus

The lizard or snake

This named form is a lizard or snake. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the United Arab Emirates.

GBIF currently lists 43 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Emirati leaf-toed gecko is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Emirati leaf-toed gecko — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2866270 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Emirati leaf-toed gecko?
Emirati leaf-toed gecko, also called Musandam leaf-toed gecko, is a lizard or snake in the family Phyllodactylidae — Asaccus caudivolvulus.
What is the conservation status of Emirati leaf-toed gecko?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Asaccus caudivolvulus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Emirati leaf-toed gecko live?
It is endemic to the United Arab Emirates.
Why is Emirati leaf-toed gecko in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Asaccus caudivolvulus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Emirati leaf-toed gecko a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.