| Gekko coi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. coi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko coi R.M. Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Diesmos & Alcala, 2011 | |
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Gekko coi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sibuyan Island in the central Philippines.
Etymology
The specific name, coi, honours Leonard Co, who is a Philippine botanist and conservation biologist.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. coi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). It has also been found in agricultural areas.
Description
Adults of G. coi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6.5–8.5 cm (2.6–3.3 in).
Behavior
G. coi is nocturnal.
Reproduction
G. coi is oviparous.
References
- ^ Gaulke M, Pitogo K (2022). "Gekko coi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened species 2022: e.T163716713A163716729. Accessed on 05 June 2023.
- ^ Gekko coi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Brown RM, Siler CD, Oliveros CH, Diesmos AC, Alcala AC (2011). "A New Gekko from Sibuyan Island, Central Philippines". Herpetologica 67 (4): 460–476. (Gekko coi, new species).
- Gaulke M (2017). "Sibuyan – das Galapagos Asien ". Reptilia, Münster 22 (126): 68–78. (in German).
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