Mingtao's gecko
# Mingtao's gecko

Mingtao's gecko (Gekko taibaiensis) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.

## Geographic range

G. taibaiensis is known only from Taibai County in Shaanxi Province, China.

## Habitat

The holotype, allotype, and 25 paratypes of G. taibaiensis were all collected at an altitude of 950 m (3,120 ft).

## Description

G. taibaiensis resembles G. japonicus and G. swinhonis. However, G. taibaiensis has fewer preanal pores, only 4–6, which are interruptedly arranged.

## Reproduction

G. taibaiensis is oviparous.

