| Smith's Green-eyed Gecko | |
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| Gekko smithii in hunter's cage from Upper Seruyan, Central Kalimantan |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. smithii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko smithii Gray, 1842 |
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Smith's Green-eyed Gecko or Large Forest Gecko (Gekko smithii) is a species of gecko found in Asia.
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One of the biggest geckos (reaching 350 mm or more). It is named after Andrew Smith (1797-1872), Scottish zoologist and founder of the South African Museum.
Similar looking species include Gekko taylori and Gekko gecko. Also similar to Gekko verreauxii (from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands) and Gekko siamensis (from central Thailand).
southern Thailand (Satun, Narathiwatk Pattani), Singapore, western Malaysia (Pulau Pinang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Pulau Tioman), Myanmar (= Burma), India (Nicobar Islands), and Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Pulau Nias, Java)
Type locality: Prince of Wales Island (= Pulau Pinang, West Malaysia)
