National Taiwan Museum-Collection

Guishan’s Gecko Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 8 Figures

Guishan’s Gecko Collection Image, Figure 2, Total 8 Figures

Guishan’s Gecko Collection Image, Figure 3, Total 8 Figures

Guishan’s Gecko Collection Image, Figure 4, Total 8 Figures

Guishan’s Gecko Collection Image, Figure 5, Total 8 Figures

Guishan’s Gecko Collection Image, Figure 6, Total 8 Figures

Guishan’s Gecko Collection Image, Figure 7, Total 8 Figures

Guishan’s Gecko Collection Image, Figure 8, Total 8 Figures

Guishan’s Gecko

species_info
- english title:Guishan’s Gecko
- scientific_name:Gekko guishanicus
- DIVISION:Chordata
- subphylum:Vertebrata
- class:Reptilia
- subclass:Eureptilia
- orders:Squamata
- suborder:Lacertilia
- family:Gekkonidae
- genus:Gekko
- species:guishanicus
- scientific_name_pub_year:2016
- species_author:Lin and Yao
- species_pub_year:2016
- common name
  - common name english:Guishan’s Gecko
collection_content
- collection_locality
  - country_id:tw
  - country_en:Republic of China
  - subdivision_1_en:Taiwan Province
  - subdivision_2_en:Yilan County
  - subdvision_3_en:Toucheng Township
  - locality_en:Gueiwei, Guishan Isle, Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan
  - latitude_value:24°50’15.49”
  - latitude_direction:N
  - longitude_value:121°56’58.13”
  - longitude_direction:E
- collection_info
  - collection_date:1998/04/14
  - Collection Date:1998/04/14
  - quantity:1
- collection_feature
  - S-V length:62 mm
  - Tail length:55 mm
  - SEX:M
- collection_record
  - catalog no:TMRL0461
  - CAT_NO:RE.0688
gdesc_info
- GDESC:　　龜山壁虎身體扁平且窄長形；吻肛長54~64mm；尾長約58.4mm；頭長大於頭寬；吻呈長矩形；兩側有2-3片頦下鱗；喉鱗2-3片，身體及四肢背面為大約一致的粒鱗，並無特別大型的疣鱗；由頸至肛門的身體背面中央有6道深色窄橫斑，尾部的深色橫斑有6道以上且橫跨整個尾部(末端橫斑不易分辨)；指 (趾) 間具微蹼，指 (趾) 端彭大，其下皮瓣一列，內側指無爪具8-10片皮瓣，雄性具6-8個排成一列的肛前孔。
  　　本種壁虎目前僅發現於臺灣東北部龜山島，在太陽完全下山後才會開始活動，喜於平地人工建築的牆壁上活動，如磚造房屋、倉庫和水泥建儲水塔等的牆壁或磚縫間。
  　　本種發表於2016年，其生活習性等有待進一步的研究。
  
  （林俊聰撰）