Gekko verreauxi

Gekko verreauxi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species: G. verreauxi
Binomial name
Gekko verreauxi
Tytler, 1865

Gekko verreauxi is a species of gecko found in the Andaman Islands of India. Verreauxi is one of the world's largest gecko reaching a length of more than a foot. These geckos are commonly found on trees, tree logs and crop fields.

A Gekko verreauxi guards a clutch of eggs
A closer look at the eye of a Gekko verreauxi

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