Reptiles
Baden's Pacific gecko
Gekko badenii
The golden gecko (Baden’s gecko) is a gecko with golden-yellow colouring, endemic to a small area of southern Vietnam. Its extremely restricted range makes it particularly fragile.
In short
The baden's Pacific gecko (Gekko badenii) is a species with IUCN conservation status EN (Endangered). It lives on rocky outcrops and in forest linked to Ba Den Mountain, its type locality, sheltering in crevices. Animals in Black offers a fine-art portrait of it on a black background, available as a print on Hahnemühle paper: request the print.
Habitat & conservation
Where does the baden's Pacific gecko live?
It lives on rocky outcrops and in forest linked to Ba Den Mountain, its type locality, sheltering in crevices. It is nocturnal and insectivorous.
Is the baden's Pacific gecko endangered?
Rated Endangered (EN) by the IUCN Red List, with a decreasing population, due to its tiny range. The main threats are collection for the pet trade and for food, and the conversion of its habitat into a tourist site.
Facts about the baden's Pacific gecko
- It is endemic to a tiny area around Ba Den Mountain.
- Its golden colouring earned it the name ‘golden gecko’.
- Its restricted range makes it highly vulnerable to collection.
Data source: IUCN Red List — Gekko badenii (Endangered) · IUCN SSC / Reptile Database
RED List
Conservation status codes
- EX Extinct No individuals survive.
- EW Extinct in the wild Survives only in captivity.
- CR Critically endangered Extremely high risk of extinction.
- EN Endangered Very high risk of extinction.
- VU Vulnerable High risk of extinction.
- NT Near threatened Likely to become threatened soon.
- LC Least concern Low risk of extinction.
- DD Data deficient Not enough data to assess.
- NE Not evaluated Not yet assessed by the IUCN.