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Salawati Scaly-toed Gecko
Lepidodactylus pollostos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
- GenusLepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
- SpeciesLepidodactylus pollostos (Salawati Scaly-toed Gecko)
About the Salawati Scaly-toed Gecko
Lepidodactylus pollostos is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Salawati Island, one of the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Its true range might extend into the Vogelkop Peninsula in the adjacent mainland New Guinea. It is a very small species of Lepidodactylus, with an adult size of about 35 mm (1.4 in) in snout–vent length. The only known specimen, a male, was collected in lowland rainforest from a tree at 75 m (246 ft) above sea level. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Mourning Gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Papua Bow-fingered Gecko
Cyrtodactylus papuensis
Lined Gecko
Gekko vittatus
Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus
Batanta Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus zugi
Papua Dtella
Gehyra papuana
West Irian Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus irianjayaensis
Common Dwarf Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus typus
Pelagic Gecko
Nactus pelagicus
Pacific Dtella
Gehyra oceanica
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.