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Gray's Chinese Gecko
Gekko chinensis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Indo-Pacific House GeckoHemidactylus garnotii
Moorish GeckoTarentola mauritanica
Common Four-clawed GeckoGehyra mutilata
Tokay GeckoGekko gecko
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| China | 1,446 |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 1,247 |
| Guangzhou Province | 117 |
| Macau Special Administrative Region | 74 |
| Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | 5 |
| Hainan Province | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Typical Geckos · Gekkonidae |
| Genus | Calling Geckos · Gekko |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Gray's Chinese Gecko with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.