THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
Covering Australian Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles
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GECKOS OF NORTHERN TERRITORY
ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES)
SUBORDER: SAURIA (LIZARDS)
family: Gekkonidae (Geckos)
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COMMON NAME
|
SCIENTIFIC NAME
|
DISTRIBUTION |
Zigzag Velvet Gecko |
Amalosia (was Oedura) rhombifer |
WA, NT, Qld NSW Northern Australia through to north-eastern NSW. |
Central Uplands Clawless Gecko |
Crenadactylus horni was (Crenadactylus ocellatus horni) |
NT, SA (ONLY FOUND IN CENTRAL DESERT REGION) |
Kimberley Clawless Gecko |
Crenadactylus naso (was Crenadactylus ocellatus naso) |
NT, Qld, WA (ONLY FOUND IN THE FAR NORTH OF AUSTRALIA) |
Eastern Deserts Fat-tailed Gecko |
Diplodactylus ameyi |
NSW, Qld. |
Gulf Fat-tailed Gecko |
Diplodactylus barraganae |
NT, Qld. |
Variable Fat-tailed Gecko |
Diplodactylus conspicillatus |
NT, Qld, SA, WA |
Kimberley Fat-tailed Gecko |
Diplodactylus custos |
NT?, WA |
Mesa Gecko |
Diplodactylus galeatus |
NT, SA |
Northern fat-tailed Gecko |
Diplodactylus hillii |
NT |
Northern Pilbara Gecko |
Diplodactylus laevis |
NT, Qld, SA, WA |
Tesselated Gecko |
Diplodactylus tessellatus |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic |
Eastern Stone Gecko |
Diplodactylus vittatus |
NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic |
*East Arnhem Land Dtella |
Gehyra arnhemica (described 2020) |
NT |
Northern Dtella or House Gecko |
Gehyra australis (some geckos previously known as this species are now known as Gehyra gemina) |
NT |
Borroloola Dtella |
Gehyra borroloola |
NT |
Dubious Dtella |
Gehyra dubia |
NSW, Qld, NT, New Guinea? |
*Plain Tree Dtella |
Gehyra gemina
(described 2020)
|
WA, NT, Qld
|
Robust Termitaria Gecko (Dtella) |
Gehyra kimberleyi |
NT, WA |
King's Dtella |
Gehyra koira |
NT, WA |
*Litchfield Rock Dtella |
Gehyra lapistola (described 2020) |
NT |
*Gulf Tree Dtella |
Gehyra lauta (described 2020) |
NT, Qld |
Dwarf Dtella |
Gehyra minuta |
NT |
Centralian Rock Dtella |
Gehyra montium |
NT?, SA, WA |
Moritz's Dtella |
Gehyra moritzi |
NT, Qld |
Northern Rock Dtella |
Gehyra nana ( see G. pluraporosa, G. granulum, G. pseudopunctata & G, paranana) |
NT, Qld, WA |
Pacific Dtella |
Gehyra oceanica |
CKI - Native?
|
Arnhem Land Spotted Dtella |
Gehyra pamela |
NT |
*Litchfield Spotted Gecko |
Gehyra paranana (Split in 2018 from Gehyra nana) |
NT |
Pilbara Dtella |
Gehyra pilbara |
NT, WA |
Rock Dwelling Dtella |
Gehyra pulingka |
SA, NT, WA |
Purplish Dtella |
Gehyra purpurascens |
NT, Qld, SA, WA |
Eastern Tree Dtella |
Gehyra versicolor (split from Gehyra variegata) |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic. |
Asian House Gecko (Introduced) |
Hemidactylus frenatus |
CI, CKI, LHI, NI, NT, Qld, WA, NSW, Vic? |
Bynoe's or Prickly Gecko |
Heteronotia binoei |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA |
Pale-headed Gecko |
Heteronotia fasciolatus |
NT (Central Australia) |
North Western Bynoe's Gecko |
Heteronotia planiceps |
WA, NT |
Desert Cave Gecko |
Heteronotia spelea |
NT, WA |
Reticulated Velvet Gecko |
Hesperoedura (was Oedura) reticulata |
WA |
Byrne's Gecko |
Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) byrnei |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA |
Beaded Gecko |
Lucasium damaeum |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA |
Pale-striped Ground Gecko |
Lucasium immaculatum
|
NT, Qld |
*Central Ground Gecko |
Lucasium microplax split from (Lucasium stenodactylum) |
SA, NT, QLD, WA, NSW |
Yellow Snouted Ground Gecko |
Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) occultus |
NT |
*Northern Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko |
Lucasium stenodactylum (was Diplodactylus stenodactylus) |
NT, WA, SA? |
Centralian Spiny Knob-tailed Gecko |
Nephrurus amyae |
NT
|
Smooth or Pale Knob-tailed Gecko |
Nephrurus laevissimus |
NT, SA, WA |
Common/Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko |
Nephrurus levis levis |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA |
Kimberly Rough Knob-tailed Gecko |
Nephrurus sheai |
NT, WA
|
Gulf Marbled Velvet Gecko |
Oedura bella (split from Oedura marmorata) |
QLD, NT |
Inland Marbled Velvet Gecko |
Oedura cincta (split from Oedura marmorata) |
SA, NT, Qld,NSW |
Jewelled Velvet Gecko |
Oedura gemmata |
NT |
Mereenie Velvet Gecko |
Oedura luritja |
NT (MacDonnell Ranges) |
Top End Marbled Velvet Gecko |
Oedura marmorata (recently split into multiple species) |
Far north NT |
Northern Giant Cave Gecko |
Pseudothecadactylus linderi |
Far-northern NT |
| 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? |
| Western Beaked Gecko |
Rhynchoedura ornata |
NT, SA, WA |
| Northern Beaked Gecko |
Rhynchoedura sexapora (split from) R. ornata |
NT, WA |
Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko
|
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) ciliaris ciliaris |
NSW, Qld, SA, WA NT |
Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Subspecies) |
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) ciliaris aberrans |
WA, NT? |
Jewelled Gecko |
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) elderi |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA |
Arnhem Phasmid Gecko |
Strophurus horneri |
Far-northern NT |
Southern Spiny-Tailed Gecko |
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) intermedius |
NSW, SA, Vic, WA, NT |
Southern Phasmid Gecko |
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) jeanae |
NT, WA |
Robinson's Spiny-tailed Gecko |
Strophurus robinsoni |
WA, NT (Far north border region) |
White-striped Gecko |
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) taeniatus |
NT, Qld, WA |
Thick-Tailed Barking Gecko |
Underwoodisaurus (reverted back from Nephrurus) milii |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA |
DISTRIBUTION KEY
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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
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