Species Listing of NSW Geckos

COMMON NAME (Internal Link)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (External Link)	DISTRIBUTION
Upland Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)	Amalosia hinesi	Qld, NSW Woodlands on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales
Clouded Gecko	Amalosia (was Oedura) jacovae	South-east Qld (Possibly extending just over the border into NSW)
Lesueur's Velvet Gecko	Amalosia (was Oedura) lesueurii	Eastern NSW
Zigzag Velvet Gecko	Amalosia (was Oedura) rhombifer	WA, NT, Qld NSW Northern Australia through to north-eastern NSW.
Robust Velvet Gecko	Amalosia (was Nebulifera) robusta	NSW, Qld
Marbled Gecko	Christinus marmoratus	NSW, ACT, SA, Vic, WA
Hoskin's Ring-Tailed Gecko	Cyrtodactylus hoskini (Split from C. tuberculatus)	Qld - Iron Range and William Thompson Range
Kimberley Bent-Toed Gecko	Cyrtodactylus kimberleyensis	WA
Eastern Deserts Fat-tailed Gecko	Diplodactylus ameyi	NSW, Qld.
South Coast Gecko	Diplodactylus calcicolus	WA, NSW, SA
*Ranges Stone Gecko	Diplodactylus furcosus	SA, NSW
Tesselated Gecko	Diplodactylus tessellatus	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic
Eastern Stone Gecko	Diplodactylus vittatus	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Dubious Dtella	Gehyra dubia	NSW, Qld, NT, New Guinea?
Southern Rock Dtella	Gehyra lazelli	SA, NSW
Eastern Tree Dtella	Gehyra versicolor (split from Gehyra variegata)	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic.
Crocodile-faced Dtella	Gehyra xenopus	WA
Asian House Gecko (Introduced)	Hemidactylus frenatus	CI, CKI, LHI, NI, NT, Qld, WA, NSW, Vic?
Indo-Pacific Gecko (Introduced) (Parthenogenetic)	Hemidactylus garnotii	(Sydney region) NSW
Bynoe's or Prickly Gecko	Heteronotia binoei	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
Byrne's Gecko	Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) byrnei	NSW, NT, Qld, SA
Beaded Gecko	Lucasium damaeum	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
*Central Ground Gecko	Lucasium microplax split from (Lucasium stenodactylum)	SA, NT, QLD, WA, NSW
Steindachner's Box Patterned Gecko	Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) steindachneri	NSW, Qld, SA
*Northern Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko	Lucasium stenodactylum (was Diplodactylus stenodactylus)	NT, WA, SA?
Robust Velvet Gecko	Amalosia (was Nebulifera) robusta	NSW, Qld
Common/Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus levis levis	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Inland Marbled Velvet Gecko	Oedura cincta (split from Oedura marmorata)	SA, NT, Qld,NSW
Elegant Velvet Gecko	Oedura elegans (split from Oedura monilis)	NSW, Qld
Limestone Range Velvet Gecko	Oedura murrumanu	NSW, Qld
Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko	Oedura tryoni	NSW, Qld
Broad-Tailed (Southern Leaf-Tailed) Gecko	Phyllurus platurus	NSW
Border Beaked Gecko	Rhynchoedura angusta (split from R. ornata)	NSW, Qld, SA
Eyre Basin Beaked Gecko	Rhynchoedura eyrensis (split from R. ornata)	NSW, Qld, SA, NT?
Eastern Beaked Gecko	Rhynchoedura ormsbyi (split from) R. ornata	NSW, Qld
Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko	Saltuarius cornutus	NSW, Qld
Kate's Leaf-Tailed Gecko	Saltuarius kateae (was swaini)	NSW
Moritz's Leaf-Tailed Gecko	Saltuarius moritzi (was S. swaini)	NSW
Southern Leaf-Tailed Gecko	Saltuarius swaini	NSW, Qld
Wyberba Leaf-Tailed Gecko	Saltuarius wyberba	NSW, Qld
Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Type species)	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) ciliaris ciliaris	NSW, Qld, SA, WA NT
Jewelled Gecko	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) elderi	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Southern Spiny-Tailed Gecko	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) intermedius	NSW, SA, Vic, WA, NT
Soft-spined or William's Gecko	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) williamsi	NSW, Qld, SA, Vic
Mount Augustus Spiny-tailed Gecko	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) wilsoni	WA
Thick-Tailed Barking Gecko	Underwoodisaurus (reverted back from Nephrurus) milii	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
Granite Belt (New England Tableland) Thick Tailed Gecko	Uvidicolus (was Underwoodisaurus ) sphyrurus	NSW, Qld

CI = Christmas Island	CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island	NSW = New South Wales
NT = Northern Territory	Qld = Queensland	SA = South Australia
Tas = Tasmania	Vic = Victoria	WA = Western Australia
NI = Norfolk Island	LHI = Lord Howe Island	ACT = Australian Capital Territory (Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)


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Reptiles of Lord Howe Island	Reptiles of Christmas Island	Reptiles of Cocos Keeling Islands	Reptiles of Norfolk Island


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ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES) SUBORDER: SAURIA (LIZARDS) family: Gekkonidae (Geckos)

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COMMON NAME (Internal Link)

SCIENTIFIC NAME (External Link)

DISTRIBUTION

Upland Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)

Qld, NSW Woodlands on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales

Amalosia (was Oedura) jacovae

South-east Qld (Possibly extending just over the border into NSW)

Amalosia (was Oedura) lesueurii

Eastern NSW

Amalosia (was Oedura) rhombifer

WA, NT, Qld NSW Northern Australia through to north-eastern NSW.

NSW, Qld

Christinus marmoratus

NSW, ACT, SA, Vic, WA

Cyrtodactylus hoskini (Split from C. tuberculatus)

Qld - Iron Range and William Thompson Range

Kimberley Bent-Toed Gecko

WA

Diplodactylus ameyi

NSW, Qld.

South Coast Gecko

WA, NSW, SA

Diplodactylus furcosus

SA, NSW

Diplodactylus tessellatus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

Diplodactylus vittatus

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Gehyra dubia

NSW, Qld, NT, New Guinea?

Gehyra lazelli

SA, NSW

Gehyra versicolor (split from Gehyra variegata)

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic.

Crocodile-faced Dtella

Gehyra xenopus

WA

Hemidactylus frenatus

CI, CKI, LHI, NI, NT, Qld, WA, NSW, Vic?

Hemidactylus garnotii

(Sydney region) NSW

Heteronotia binoei

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) byrnei

NSW, NT, Qld, SA

Lucasium damaeum

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

*Central Ground Gecko

Lucasium microplax split from (Lucasium stenodactylum)

SA, NT, QLD, WA, NSW

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) steindachneri

NSW, Qld, SA

*Northern Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko

Lucasium stenodactylum (was Diplodactylus stenodactylus)

NT, WA, SA?

NSW, Qld

Nephrurus levis levis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Oedura cincta (split from Oedura marmorata)

SA, NT, Qld,NSW

Elegant Velvet Gecko

Oedura elegans (split from Oedura monilis)

NSW, Qld

Limestone Range Velvet Gecko

NSW, Qld

Oedura tryoni

NSW, Qld

Phyllurus platurus

NSW

Rhynchoedura angusta (split from R. ornata)

NSW, Qld, SA

Rhynchoedura eyrensis (split from R. ornata)

NSW, Qld, SA, NT?

Rhynchoedura ormsbyi (split from) R. ornata

NSW, Qld

Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
Covering Australian Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles

ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES)
SUBORDER: SAURIA (LIZARDS)
family: Gekkonidae (Geckos)

COMMON NAME
(Internal Link)

SCIENTIFIC NAME
(External Link)

Upland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)

Qld, NSW
Woodlands on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales

Cyrtodactylus hoskini
(Split from C. tuberculatus)

Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko
(Type species)