THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
Covering Australian Snakes, Lizards, Crocodiles, Turtles, and Amphibians
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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 VelvetGecko | 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 (wasCrenadactylus 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 |
*Fyfe’s Mesa Gecko | Diplodactylus fyfei | NT |
Southern 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 |
*Tjoritja Gecko | Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya | NT |
Eastern Stone Gecko | Diplodactylus vittatus | NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic |
East Arnhem Land Dtella | Gehyra arnhemica (described 2020) | NT |
Northern Dtella or HouseGecko | 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 |
