#1600 · 🦎 reptiles
European Leaf-toed Gecko
🇳🇱 Europese Bladvingergekko ·Euleptes europaea
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Vincent Rufray · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Jérémie Février · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Edouard Veuillet · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Roberto Sindaco · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 5. © David Renoult · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. © Wouter Beukema · CC BY 4.0
- 7. Palermo, Sicily, IT:© Marco Pecoraro · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Grotta di Sa Oche:© Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Province of South Sardinia, Italië:© Wouter Beukema · CC BY 4.0
- 10. Gola su Gorropu:© Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The European leaf-toed gecko or the European leaf-toed gekko ( Euleptes europaea ) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is found in coastal regions of France, Italy and Tunisia and on Mediterranean islands. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and rocky shores.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 495 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Giuseppe Gené in 1839 (187 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- European Leaf-toed Gecko
- Nederlands
- Europese Bladvingergekko
- scientific name
- Euleptes europaea
- class
- Reptilia
- order
- Squamata
- family
- Sphaerodactylidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 465
- sightings worldwide
- 495
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1839 by Giuseppe Gené
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Sphaerodactylidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 34673, Wikidata Q1246007, GBIF 2446608, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.