Overview
Distribution
Range Description
This species is known from southeastern China, the main island of Taiwan, Lanyu Island, and southern Japan, including the Ryukyu Archipelago and all other island groups between Taiwan and the southernmost tip of Kyushu (Ota 1989). Chou (1999) also reports that this species is present on Lutao Island, in Taiwan. This species is found up to 1,300 m above sea level (H. Ota pers. comm.).
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Continent: Asia
Distribution: E China (Kwangsi, Jiangsu to Fujian; Hunan to Guizhou), Japan (Ryukyu-Islands, Kyushu Islands, incl. Senkaku group) Taiwan (incl. Lanyu Islands, Lutao Island [Chou 1999])
Type locality: Hok’ou (= Qianshan), E China.
Distribution: E China (Kwangsi, Jiangsu to Fujian; Hunan to Guizhou), Japan (Ryukyu-Islands, Kyushu Islands, incl. Senkaku group) Taiwan (incl. Lanyu Islands, Lutao Island [Chou 1999])
Type locality: Hok’ou (= Qianshan), E China.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
This species is a small, nocturnal, arboreal, insectivorous gecko. It is found in the marginal portions of subtropical and temperate forests, shrubs and other secondary vegetation, rocky outcrops, and uninhabited buildings (Ota 1989, Okada et al. 2002, H. Ota pers. comm. 2010). Chou (1999) reports that a specimen was found on a rock in a dry stream in subtropical forest.
Systems
- Terrestrial
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Gekko hokouensis
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
GBGC9308-09|EU417721|Gekko hokouensis| ACCCGTTGATTCCTCTCAACAAACCATAAAGACATTGGCACCCTCTATCTCTTGTTCGGGGTCTGAGCCGGCATAGTGGGCACGGCACTG---AGCCTATTAATCCGTGCCGAGTTAGCTCAGCCCGGCACGCTGCTAGGCGAC---GACCAAATTTATAATGTCATCGTCACGGCTCACGCATTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATGGTGATGCCAGTCATAATCGGCGGCTTCGGCAATTGACTAATTCCCCTTATG---ATTGGTGCACCTGATATGGCCTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATGAGTTTTTGGTTGCTCCCCCCCTCCTTACTACTCCTTCTTGCCTCTTCGAGCGTTGAGGCCGGTGCCGGAACAGGCTGAACTGTCTATCCCCCCCTCGCGGCTAACCTGGCACACGCCGGCGCATCCGTTGATCTT---GTCATCTTCTCGTTGCACTTAGCAGGCATCTCCTCAATCTTAGGTGCAATTAACTTTATTACTACCTGTATTAACATAAAATCCACCGCAATGTCACAATATAATACACCATTATTTATCTGATCTGTCCTTATTACTGCCGTACTCCTCCTATTAGCCTTACCTGTACTCGCTGCA---GGTGTCACTATACTTCTAACCGATCGCAATCTTAACACGACATTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGCGGAGGGGACCCCGTACTATACCAACACCTGTTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCCAGAAGTATACATCCTAATCCTCCCTGGATTTGGCATGGTATCCCACATTATCACATATTACGCAGGGAAAAAA---GAGCCTTTCGGCTATATAGGCATAGTATGAGCT----------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Gekko hokouensis
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Species: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 3
Species: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Ota, H.
Reviewer/s
Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s
De Silva, R., Milligan, HT, Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification
Gekko hokouensis has been assessed as Least Concern owing to its large distribution. No major widespread threats have been reported and this species is unlikely to be undergoing a significant population decline. However, since this species may possibly represent an assemblage of several evolutionary species with varying population status, special attention should be paid to relevant taxonomic status on this species.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
This species is common in most of its range (H. Ota pers. comm.).
Population Trend
Stable
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Threats
Threats
Major Threats
It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. In places its distribution coincides with protected areas. Further research and monitoring of the population should be undertaken.
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