Tokay gecko

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q331213
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Tokay gecko

Summary

Tokay gecko is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,138 views/month, #844 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tokay gecko's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Tokay gecko is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Tokay gecko's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Tokay gecko is classified within Gekko[6].
  • Tokay gecko belongs to the parent taxon Gekko[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Tokay gecko is Gekko gecko[8].
  • Tokay gecko's Commons category is recorded as Gekko gecko[9].
  • Tokay gecko's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gekko gecko[10].
  • Tokay gecko's Commons gallery is recorded as Gekko gecko[11].
  • Tokay gecko's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • Tokay gecko's original combination is recorded as Lacerta gecko[13].
  • Tokay gecko's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. gecko'}[14].
  • Tokay gecko is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大壁虎'}[15].
  • Tokay gecko is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'saltarrostru tockay'}[16].
  • Tokay gecko is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'tokej'}[17].
  • Tokay gecko is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tokay gecko'}[18].
  • Tokay gecko's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+152'}[19].
  • Tokay gecko's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+60'}[20].
  • Tokay gecko's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Tokay gecko's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[22].
  • Tokay gecko's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[23].

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Classification

Tokay gecko's scientific name is Gekko gecko[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Gekko[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大壁虎'}[15], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'saltarrostru tockay'}[16], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'tokej'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[18].

Identifiers

Tokay gecko's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 34615[24]. Tokay gecko's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36310[25]. Tokay gecko's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 794412[26]. Tokay gecko's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2447367[27]. Tokay gecko's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174050[28].

Why It Matters

Tokay gecko ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,138 views/month, #844 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . list of endangered and protected species of China. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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