leopard gecko

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q256860
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Summary

leopard gecko is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,930 views/month, #961 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Eublepharis[5]
  • Taxon name: Eublepharis macularius[6]
  • Subclass of: Reptilia[7], Lacertilia[8]
  • Commons category: Eublepharis macularius[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Eublepharis macularius[10]
  • Commons gallery: Eublepharis macularius[11]
  • Short name: E. macularius[12]
  • Taxon common name: 豹紋守宮[13], leopardgekko[14], saltarrostru lleopardu[15], leopardji gekon[16]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[17]
  • Diel cycle: nocturnal[18]

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Identifiers

leopard gecko's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 34675[19]. leopard gecko's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 481883[20]. leopard gecko's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 790141[21]. leopard gecko's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5221283[22]. leopard gecko's ITIS TSN is recorded as 818506[23].

Why It Matters

leopard gecko has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Into the light: diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0254148-gekoncik-nocni
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0254148-gekoncik-nocni, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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