title: Gekko shibatai
text: # Gekko shibatai
  
  Gekko shibatai is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, shibatai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Yasuhiko Shibata.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  G. shibatai is found in the Tokara Group of the Ryukyu Islands. The type locality is Takarajima Island.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of G. shibatai, is forest.
  
  ## Description
  
  G. shibatai lacks distinct preanal pores even in the adult male.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  G. shibatai is oviparous.
  
  