Peking gecko

The Peking gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.

Etymology

The specific name, swinhonis, is in honor of English naturalist Robert Swinhoe.

G. swinhonis occurs in northern China, north of the Yangtze River.
But they had also been introduced to Incheon, South Korea via ships.

The preferred natural habitats of G. swinhonis are arid and moist grasslands and plains.

G. swinhonis is oviparous.

The species G. swinhonis was first described by British herpetologist Albert Günther in 1864.

G. swinhonis has been assessed as "Vulnerable" due to an inferred 30% population decline over the last three generations due to harvest levels. This species has a relatively wide distribution but it is exploited for traditional medicine and is impacted by habitat loss and degradation.