Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Yingde Leopard Gecko (Goniurosaurus yingdeensis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Yingde Leopard Gecko (Goniurosaurus yingdeensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Yingde Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus yingdeensis

Yingde Leopard Gecko is a gecko endemic to China.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Goniurosaurus yingdeensis
Recorded from
China
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Squamata · Eublepharidae · Goniurosaurus

The leopard gecko

Published measurements include mass about 9.1 and length about 78.

It was first described by Wang, Yang ug Xiaolong Cui in 2010.

Eyelid geckos lack the sticky toe pads of house geckos. They walk on the ground or on rock, and they blink.

Range and habitat

Yingde Leopard Gecko, also called the Yingde leopard gecko, is a gecko endemic to China.

GBIF currently lists 27 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

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Yingde Leopard 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 Yingde Leopard Gecko — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3110542 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Huu Lien Leopard Gecko (Goniurosaurus huuliensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Huu Lien Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus huuliensis
Photograph of Yamashina's Ground Gecko (Goniurosaurus yamashinae), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Yamashina's Ground Gecko

Goniurosaurus yamashinae
Photograph of Bawangling Leopard gecko (Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bawangling Leopard gecko

Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
Photograph of Goniurosaurus catbaensis (Goniurosaurus catbaensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Goniurosaurus catbaensis

Goniurosaurus catbaensis

Quick answers

What is Yingde Leopard Gecko?
Yingde Leopard Gecko is a snake. Yingde Leopard Gecko, also called the Yingde leopard gecko, is a gecko endemic to China.
What is the conservation status of Yingde Leopard Gecko?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Goniurosaurus yingdeensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Yingde Leopard Gecko live?
Yingde Leopard Gecko, also called the Yingde leopard gecko, is a gecko endemic to China.
Why is Yingde Leopard 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 Goniurosaurus yingdeensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Yingde Leopard Gecko a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.