Species Listing of South Australian Geckos

COMMON NAME (Internal Link)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (External Link)	DISTRIBUTION
Alexander's Gecko	Christinus alexanderi	SA, WA (Nullarbor Plain)
Marbled Gecko	Christinus marmoratus	NSW, SA, Vic, WA
Central Uplands Clawless Gecko	Crenadactylus horni was (Crenadactylus ocellatus horni)	NT, SA (ONLY FOUND IN CENTRAL DESERT REGION)
South Coast Stone Gecko	Diplodactylus calcicolus	WA, NSW, SA
Variable Fat-tailed Gecko	Diplodactylus conspicillatus	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Ranges Stone Gecko	Diplodactylus furcosus	SA, NSW
Mesa Gecko	Diplodactylus galeatus	NT, SA
Northern Pilbara Gecko	Diplodactylus laevis	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Fine-faced Gecko	Diplodactylus pulcher	SA, WA
Tesselated Gecko	Diplodactylus tessellatus	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic
*Eastern Stone Gecko	Diplodactylus vittatus	NSW, Qld, SA, Vic
*Desert Wood Gecko	Diplodactylus wiru (was vittatus)	SA, WA
Southern Rock Dtella	Gehyra lazelli	SA, NSW
Centralian Dtella	Gehyra montium (recently split)	NT?, SA, WA
Rock Dwelling Dtella	Gehyra pulingka	SA, NT, WA
Purplish Dtella	Gehyra purpurascens	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Southwestern Tree Dtella	Gehyra variegata	SA, WA (Western SA through Southern and Western WA)
Eastern Tree Dtella	Gehyra versicolor (split from Gehyra variegata)	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic.
Asian House Gecko (Introduced)	Hemidactylus frenatus	CI, CKI, NT, Qld, WA, NSW, Vic?
Bynoe's or Prickly Gecko	Heteronotia binoei	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
Southern Sandplain Gecko	Lucasium bungabinna	WA, SA
Byrne's Gecko	Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) byrnei	NSW, NT, Qld, SA
* Beaded Gecko	Lucasium damaeum	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
* Steindachner's Box Patterned Gecko	Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) steindachneri	NSW, Qld, SA
*Southern Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko	Lucasium microplax split from (Lucasium stenodactylum)	SA, NT, QLD, WA, NSW
*Northern Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko	Lucasium stenodactylum (was Diplodactylus stenodactylus)	NT, WA, SA?
Pernatty Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus deleani	SA
Smooth or Pale Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus laevissimus	NT, SA, WA
Common/Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus levis levis	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Southern (Starred) Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus stellatus	SA, WA
Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus vertebralis	WA
Banded Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus wheeleri	WA
* Inland Marbled Velvet Gecko	Oedura cincta (split from Oedura marmorata)	SA, NT, Qld,NSW
Border Beaked Gecko	Rhynchoedura angusta (split from) 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 Spiny-tailed Gecko	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
Western Spiny Tailed-gecko	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) strophurus	WA, SA
Soft-spined or William's Gecko	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) williamsi	NSW, Qld, SA, Vic
Thick-Tailed Barking Gecko	Underwoodisaurus (reverted back from Nephrurus) milii	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

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

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COMMON NAME (Internal Link)

SCIENTIFIC NAME (External Link)

DISTRIBUTION

Christinus alexanderi

SA, WA (Nullarbor Plain)

Christinus marmoratus

NSW, SA, Vic, WA

Crenadactylus horni was (Crenadactylus ocellatus horni)

NT, SA (ONLY FOUND IN CENTRAL DESERT REGION)

Diplodactylus calcicolus

WA, NSW, SA

Diplodactylus conspicillatus

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Diplodactylus furcosus

SA, NSW

Diplodactylus galeatus

NT, SA

Diplodactylus laevis

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Diplodactylus pulcher

SA, WA

Diplodactylus tessellatus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic

Diplodactylus wiru (was vittatus)

SA, WA

Gehyra lazelli

SA, NSW

Gehyra montium (recently split)

NT?, SA, WA

Gehyra pulingka

SA, NT, WA

Gehyra purpurascens

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Gehyra variegata

SA, WA (Western SA through Southern and Western WA)

Gehyra versicolor (split from Gehyra variegata)

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic.

Hemidactylus frenatus

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

Heteronotia binoei

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Southern Sandplain Gecko

WA, SA

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) byrnei

NSW, NT, Qld, SA

* Beaded Gecko

Lucasium damaeum

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

* Steindachner's Box Patterned Gecko

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) steindachneri

NSW, Qld, SA

*Southern Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko

Lucasium microplax split from (Lucasium stenodactylum)

SA, NT, QLD, WA, NSW

*Northern Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko

Lucasium stenodactylum (was Diplodactylus stenodactylus)

NT, WA, SA?

Nephrurus deleani

SA

Nephrurus laevissimus

NT, SA, WA

Nephrurus levis levis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Nephrurus stellatus

SA, WA

Nephrurus vertebralis

WA

Nephrurus wheeleri

WA

* Inland Marbled Velvet Gecko

Oedura cincta (split from Oedura marmorata)

SA, NT, Qld,NSW

Rhynchoedura angusta (split from) ornata

NSW, Qld, SA

Rhynchoedura eyrensis (split from R. ornata)

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

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