Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko (Goniurosaurus zhelongi), recorded as Endangered
Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko (Goniurosaurus zhelongi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus zhelongi

Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko is a gecko endemic to China.

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

The leopard gecko

Published measurements include mass about 8.3 and length about 76.

It was first described by Wang, Jin, Li ug Grismer in 2014.

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

Range and habitat

Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko, also called the Zhe-long's leopard gecko, is a gecko endemic to China.

GBIF currently lists 30 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.

Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko is 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 Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q18611216 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 Yingde Leopard Gecko (Goniurosaurus yingdeensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Yingde Leopard Gecko

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

Bawangling Leopard gecko

Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis

Quick answers

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