Gekko badenii
Szczerbak and Nekrasova, 1994
GEH-koh — bah-DAY-nee-eye
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Native to Vietnam. It was introduced via the pet trade during the 2000s and is established in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida (Krysko et al., 2011, Zootaxa 3028: 1–64; Krysko and Rochford, 2019, Gekko badenii. Pages 323–324 in Krysko et al. (Editors) Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida).
(Krysko, Kenneth and Travis W. Taggart. 2025. Established Exotic Species. Pages 64-87 in Kirsten E. Nicholson (Editor), Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, 9th Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Lawrence, Kansas. 87 pp.)
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named in honor of a European noble or naturalist.
Gekko — Onomatopoeic, based on the sound made by some Asian geckos, transcribed as "gecko." Originated from Indonesian/Malay.
badenii — A patronym; likely Named after Prince Louis of Baden or another 19th-century European figure associated with collecting or sponsoring expeditions. The specific honoree is not definitively identified in the original description.
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1994
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Szczerbak, N. N. and O. D. Nekrasova. Vklad v znaniye yashcherits-gekko yuzhnogo V'yetnama s opisaniyem novogo vida (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). [A contribution to the knowledge of gekko lizards of southern Vietnam with description of a new species (Reptilia, Gekkonidae).] Vestnik Zoologii, Kiev [Bulletin of Zoology, Kyiv] 1994(1):48-52
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2011
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Krysko, Kenneth L. J. P. Burgess, Michael R. Rochford, C. R. Gillette, D. Cueva, Kevin M. Enge, Luis A. Somma, J. L. Stabile, D. C. Smith, J. A. Wasilewski, G. N. Kieckhefer, and M. Granatosky. Verified non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010: outlining the invasion process and identifying invasion pathways and stages. Zootaxa 3028:1-64
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2011
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Krysko, Kenneth L., Joseph P. Burgess, Michael R. Rochford, Christopher R. Gillette, Daniel Cueva, Kevin M. Enge, Louis A. Somma, Jennifer L. Stabile, Dustin C. Smith, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Guy N. Kieckhefer III, Michael C. Granatosky & Stuart V. Nielsen. Verified non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010: Outlining the invasion process and identifying invasion pathways and stages. Zootaxa 3028(1):1-64
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