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title: "Naaktvingergekko"
description: "Mediodactylus kotschyi — Reptielen. Kotschy's gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/kotschy-s-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Naaktvingergekko

> Mediodactylus kotschyi — Reptielen. Kotschy's gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

- Scientific name: *Mediodactylus kotschyi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2179
- Wikidata: [Q254359](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254359)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146280](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146280)

## Names

- en: Kotschy's Gecko
- de: Ägäischer Bogenfinger
- es: Gecko de Kotschy
- fr: Cyrtodactyle de Kotschy
- nl: Naaktvingergekko

## Countries with the most observations

GR (1402), BG (175), RS (154), AL (127), IT (94), MK (82), HU (24), TR (8)

## Summary

Kotschy's gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southeastern Europe and the Middle East. It is named in honour of the Austrian botanist and explorer Theodor Kotschy.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotschy%27s_gecko

## Photo

![Naaktvingergekko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kotschy-s-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aiken Lau · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292312629

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kotschy-s-gecko?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).