| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | SQUAMATA | GEKKONIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Gekko auriverrucosus | |||
| Species Authority: | Zhou & Liu, 1982 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Assessor/s: | Böhm, M. & Dewhurst, N. |
| Reviewer/s: | 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. |
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Justification: Gekko auriverrucosus has been assessed as Data Deficient as it is only known from the type locality and its habitat preferences are unknown. It is likely that this species is impacted by habitat degradation, however, it is unknown if this is acting as a major threat. Further research is needed on this species before a more accurate assessment of its conservation status can be made. |
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| Range Description: | This species is known only from the type locality in Hejin County, Shanxi Province, China (Zhao and Adler 1993). One specimen of this species was collected at 459 m above sea level. |
| Countries: |
Native:
China (Shanxi)
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| Population: | There is no population information available for this species. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | There is no habitat or ecology information available for this species. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | This species may be negatively affected by regional deforestation due to expansion of agricultural land and a growing demand for timber and wood fuel (Rost 1999). However, as the habitat preferences for this species are unknown, so are the possible effects of the threats. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Further research is needed on the distribution, ecology, habitat status and threats of this species. |
| Citation: | Böhm, M. & Dewhurst, N. 2010. Gekko auriverrucosus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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