THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - GECKOS

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Selection of Australian Frogs

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

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ZIGZAG VELVET GECKO
Amalosia (was Oedura) rhombifer
Grows to approximately 16cm (6.3") total length

Amalosia rhombifer

Zigzag Velvet Gecko (Amalosia rhombifer) Richard D Reams, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons


Approximate distribution of the Zigzag Velvet Gecko (Amalosia rhombifer)
Approximate distribution of the Zigzag Velvet Gecko (Amalosia rhombifer)

Click here to see photos of Zigzag Velvet Geckos (Amalosia rhombifer) at flickr

Click here to see photos of Zigzag Velvet Geckos (Amalosia rhombifer) at flickr


There are 2 closely related species of geckos that the Zigzag Gecko (Amalosia rhombifer) may be confused with below

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

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
  

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Geckos

Geckos of Australia

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GECKO SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Geckos of South Australia

GECKOS OF NSW

Queensland GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

NORTHERN TERRITORY GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

GECKOS OF VICTORIA

Geckos of ACT

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Victoria

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AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
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Selection of Australian Frogs

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