African fat-tailed gecko: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

African fat-tailed gecko Hemitheconyx caudicinctus Least concern

Where the African fat-tailed gecko lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 11 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See lizards, geckos & tuatara on the world map

Scientific name	Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Eublepharidae

Where does the African fat-tailed gecko live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African fat-tailed gecko in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Benin

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the African fat-tailed gecko endangered?

The African fat-tailed gecko’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African fat-tailed gecko?

The African fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Eublepharidae, genus Hemitheconyx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African fat-tailed gecko

The African fat-tailed gecko or fat-tail gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) is a ground-dwelling species of gecko from West Africa and Cameroon.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African fat-tailed gecko (revision 1366775116), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2087254 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).