Name:Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
Alias:Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis,Bawangling Leopard Gecko,Chinese Tiger Gecko,
Outline:Squamata
Family:S.Lizard F.Gryphidae G.Gryph
length:15-18cm
Weight:No verification information
Life:About 8 years
IUCN:LC
Bawangling Leopard Gecko is a species unique to Hainan.
At around 9 p.m. on July 5, 2001, specimen collectors were waiting for nocturnal animals in the jungle of Bawangling. The flashlight illuminated a 10-centimeter-long gecko (Gecko), which was very different from the geckos they had seen in the past. Common eyelid geckos have a few rings and spots, simple colors, and are generally black. In addition to more ring patterns, this eyelid gecko also has a lot of clear spotted patterns, with mixed colors and patterns on the tail, and is generally yellow-brown.
The staff collected 7 such eyelid geckos in the same area. According to the identification of Professor Huang Zhengyi, an amphibian expert at Fudan University, this eyelid gecko is not the same species as the eyelid geckos found in the world today, and is a new species in the genus eyelid gecko. According to reports, there were 15 species of eyelid geckos in the world in 1998, and there were two species of eyelid geckos in China. The eyelid gecko found in Bawangling, Hainan this time has been named "Bawangling eyelid gecko".
The Bawangling eyelid gecko mainly feeds on termites. Because this species is colorful and non-aggressive, the demand for it in the pet market is increasing, and some people have begun to sell it.
Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".
Listed in the "List of Priority Protected Species in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park" (official version).
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