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Although trade in wild-caught turquoise day geckos is illegal, wild-caught geckos are commonly sold in pet shops. It is estimated that between December 2004 and July 2009, at least 32,310 to 42,610 geckos were taken by one collecting group, ~15% of the wild population at the time. [3]
The Gecko is part of a divergence from the Squamata order around 65 million years ago, and the species is part of the family Gekkonidae. [4] Limited research has been done on the southern even-fingered gecko due to the fact that the species is critically endangered. [4] The Gecko has only been captured once in recent years.
Lygodactylus is a genus of diurnal geckos with 82 species. They are commonly referred to as dwarf geckos. They are mainly found in Africa and Madagascar although two species are found in South America. Lygodactylus picturatus, the best known species, is found in Kenya and commonly known as the white-headed dwarf gecko. [3]
The geckos that live there experience more difficulties with reproduction and as a result are more at risk of population decline. [9] Many of the Mokopirirakau geckos are endangered. [8] Part of this is due to the effects of human activity and deforestation, but a huge contributor to this is predation of species in this genus. [15]
The species is critically endangered, with a population of 3-5 thousand in 2011. The population is shrinking rapidly: in 1995, it was estimated at 5-10 thousand. [ 1 ] It is listed in CITES Appendix II.
More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, [7] that ever lived on Earth are estimated to be extinct. [8] [9] Estimates on the number of Earth's current species range from 10 million to 14 million, [10] of which about 1.2 million have been documented and over 86 percent have not yet been described. [11]
The crested gecko is now one of the most widely-kept and bred species of gecko in the world, second only to the common leopard gecko. [11] The crested gecko can be very long-lived. While it has not been kept in captivity long enough for a definitive life span to be determined, it has been kept for 15–20 years or more. [17] [7]
While most species of geckos in other parts of the world live for just a few years, Naultinus are very long lived in comparison - they have been known to live for 30 years or more [3] All New Zealand geckos and indeed, all New Zealand lizards – except one species of skink – are viviparous, which is in contrast to most of the world geckos ...