''Gekko hokouensis'', also known as the Hokou gecko or Kwangsi gecko,Not to be confused with '' Gekko kwangsiensis'' is a species of gecko.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by the American herpetologist Clifford H. Pope in 1928 as subspecies ''Gekko japonicus hokouensis''. ''Gekko hokouensis'' belongs to the subgenus ''Japonigecko''. The species is currently defined morphologically and may include genetically divergent populations. There are no subspecies recognized for ''Gekko hokouensis''.

Geographic range

It is found in eastern China, the

Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yona ...

and Kyushu Island of Japan, and

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. Due to its large distribution the IUCN lists the species as least concern. In some areas the invasive ''

Hemidactylus frenatus The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard. Most geckos are noctur ...

'' might pose a threat.

Beavior

The gecko is nocturnal and preys mostly on insects.

References

Gekko Reptiles of China Reptiles of Japan Reptiles of Taiwan Reptiles described in 1928 Taxa named by Clifford H. Pope {{Gekko-stub