Gekko horsfieldii

Gekko horsfieldii, also known commonly as Horsfield's flying gecko, Horsfield's gliding gecko, and Horsfield's parachute gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia.^[2]

Gekko horsfieldii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. horsfieldii
Binomial name
Gekko horsfieldii (Gray, 1827)
Synonyms[2]
Pteropleura horsfieldii Gray, 1827 Platydactylus horsfieldii — Fitzinger, 1843 Ptychozoon homalocephala Gray, 1845 Ptychozoon horsfieldii — F. Müller, 1892 Gekko (Ptychozoon) horsfieldii — Wood et al., 2019

Etymology

The specific name, horsfieldii, is in honor of American naturalist Thomas Horsfield.^[3]

Geographic range

G. horsfieldii is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sarawak, Singapore, Sumatra, and Thailand.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. horsfieldii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).^[1]

Description

G. horsfieldii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).^[4]

Diet

G. horsfieldii preys upon small insects.^[4]

Reproduction

G. horsfieldii is oviparous.^[2] The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs. Each egg measures 13.7 by 11.9 mm (0.54 by 0.47 in).^[4]