Schlegel's Japanese gecko
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. japonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gekko japonicus (Schlegel, 1836)
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Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus) is a species of gecko. It is found in eastern China, Japan, and South Korea.[1]
Japanese culture[]
In Japanese culture, seeing a gecko on one's home is associated with good luck. The animal's name, Yamori, translates to home-protector.
References[]
Categories:
- Gekko
- Reptiles of China
- Reptiles of Japan
- Reptiles of Korea
- Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel
- Reptiles described in 1836
- Gekko stubs