Species Listing of GECKOS OF QUEENSLAND

COMMON NAME (Internal Link)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (External Link)	DISTRIBUTION
Cape York Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)	Amalosia capensis	QLD Found in the northern half of Cape York Peninsula
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)
Upland Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)	Amalosia nebula	QLD Restricted to rocky areas in upland sclerophyll forest of the Wet Tropics region of north-east Queensland
Queensland Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)	Amalosia queenslandia	Qld Found in woodlands over much of eastern and central Queensland
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
Upland Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)	Amalosia saxicola	QLD Found on rocks in the Mackay–Townsville areas of mid-east Queensland, including on many offshore islands.
Chameleon Gecko	Carphodactylus laevis	Qld
Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko	Christinus guentheri	LHI , NI
Kimberley Clawless Gecko	Crenadactylus naso (was Crenadactylus ocellatus* naso*)	NT, Qld, WA (ONLY FOUND IN THE FAR NORTH OF AUSTRALIA)
Pascoe River Ring-Tailed Gecko	Cyrtodactylus adorus - (Split from C. tuberculatus )	Qld - Lower reaches of the Pascoe River
Hoskin's Ring-Tailed Gecko	Cyrtodactylus hoskini (Split from C. tuberculatus)	Qld - Iron Range and William Thompson Range
Inland Ring-Tailed Gecko	Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi (Split from C. tuberculatus)	Qld - Shipton’s Flat (via Cooktown) to Chillagoe, north-eastern Queensland
McIlwraith Ring-Tailed Gecko	Cyrtodactylus pronarus	Qld - McIlwraith Range
Coastal Ring-Tailed (Giant Banded) Gecko	Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus (previously C. louisiadensis)	Qld - Cape Melville to Mt Leswell and also on Stanley Island in the Flinders group
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
Northern Pilbara Gecko	Diplodactylus laevis	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Eastern Fat-tailed Gecko	Diplodactylus platyurus	Qld
Tesselated Gecko	Diplodactylus tessellatus	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic
Eastern Stone Gecko	Diplodactylus vittatus	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Short-tailed Dtella	Gehyra baliola	Qld (Torres Strait Islands)
Chain-backed Dtella	Gehyra catenata	Qld
Dubious Dtella	Gehyra dubia	NSW, Qld, NT, New Guinea?
Einasleigh Rock Dtella	Gehyra einasleighensis	Qld (Einasleigh Uplands)
Amber Rock Dtella	Gehyra electrum	Qld ( Mt Surprise Region)
*Plain Tree Dtella	Gehyra gemina (described 2020) (Now includes many geckos that were previously known as Gehyra australis)	WA, NT, Qld (Range extended greatly- was initially considered endemic to WA when described)
*Gulf Tree Dtella	Gehyra lauta (described 2020)	NT, Qld
Moritz's Dtella	Gehyra moritzi	NT, Qld
Skin-shedding Dtella	Gehyra mutilata	In Australia it is found on the Cook Islands, Christmas Island (Introduced) and Qld Also occurs in South Eastern and Southern Asia, and many Islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
Northern Rock Dtella	Gehyra nana ( see G. pluraporosa, G. granulum, G. pseudopunctata & G, paranana)	NT, Qld, WA
Pacific Dtella	Gehyra oceanica	CKI - Native? (Qld, NT? introduced?)
Purplish Dtella	Gehyra purpurascens	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Robust Dtella	Gehyra robusta	Qld
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
Christmas Island Chained Gecko	Lepidodactylus listeri	CI
Mourning Gecko	Lepidodactylus lugubris	CKI, Qld (also many tropical islands and countries around the world)
Slender Chained Gecko	Lepidodactylus pumilus	Qld (Torres Strait Islands)
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 (was Diplodactylus immaculatus)	NT, Qld
*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
Chevert's Gecko	Nactus cheverti	Qld (Eastern Cape York)
Eborac Island Gecko	Nactus eboracensis	Qld (Northern Cape York) Torres Strait
Pelagic Gecko	Nactus pelagicus (Status uncertain)	Qld (Cape York, Torres Strait, New Guinea, Pacific Islands)
Black Mountain Gecko	Nactus galgajuga	Qld (Cooktown area)
Robust Velvet Gecko	Amalosia (was Nebulifera) robusta	NSW, Qld
Spiny (Prickly) Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus asper (see also Nephrurus eromanga)	Qld
Eromanga Spiny (Prickly) Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus eromanga (Split from Nephrurus asper)	Qld
Common/Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko	Nephrurus levis levis	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Silver-eyed Velvet Gecko	Oedura argentea	Qld (Gregory Range and Bulleringa National Park)
Attenborough's Velvet Gecko	Oedura attenboroughi (invalid name - now called Oedura monolis)	Qld
Gulf Marbled Velvet Gecko	Oedura bella (split from Oedura marmorata)	QLD, NT
Northern Velvet Gecko	Oedura castelnaui	Qld
Inland Marbled Velvet Gecko	Oedura cincta (split from Oedura marmorata)	SA, NT, Qld,NSW
Northern Spotted Velvet Gecko	Oedura coggeri	Qld
Elegant Velvet Gecko	Oedura elegans (split from Oedura monilis)	NSW, Qld
Quinkan Gecko	Oedura jowalbinna	Qld
Arcadia Velvet Gecko	Oedura lineata	Qld (Arcadia Valley)
Ocellated or Blotched Gecko	Oedura monilis (see also Oedura elegans)	Qld
Limestone Range Velvet Gecko	Oedura murrumanu	NSW, Qld
Ornate Velvet Gecko	Oedura picta	Qld
Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko	Oedura tryoni	NSW, Qld
Long-necked Northern Leaf-tailed	Orraya (was Saltuarius) occultus	Qld
Riverine Leaf-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus amnicola	(Central-coastal) Qld
Ringed Thin-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus caudiannulatus	(South-eastern) Qld
Champion's Leaf-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus championae	(Central-coastal) Qld
*Scawfell Island Broad-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus fimbricata (Described 2023)	Scawfell Island, mid-east Queensland, Australia
Gulbaru Gecko	Phyllurus gulbaru	(Central-coastal) Qld
Mount Jukes Broad-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus isis	(Central-coastal) Qld
Oakview Broad-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus kabikabi	(South-eastern) Qld
Peppered-belly Broad-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus nepthys	(Central-coastal) Qld
Mount Ossa Broad-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus ossa	(Central-coastal) Qld
Pinnacles Leaf-tailed Gecko	Phyllurus pinnaclensis	(The Pinnacles, Townsville Area) Qld
Giant Tree Gecko or Cape York Pad-tail Gecko	Pseudothecadactylus australis	Far-northern Qld including Islands of Torres Strait
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?
Brigalow Beaked Gecko	Rhynchoedura mentalis	Qld
Eastern Beaked Gecko	Rhynchoedura ormsbyi (split from) R. ornata	NSW, Qld
Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko	Saltuarius cornutus	NSW, Qld
Cape Melville Leaf-Tailed Gecko	Saltuarius eximius	Qld
Rough-throated Leaf-tail Gecko	Saltuarius salebrosus	Qld
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
Congoo Gecko	Strophurus congoo	North-eastern Qld
Jewelled Gecko	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) elderi	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Kristin's Spinytailed Gecko	Strophurus krisalys	Inland Qld to Gulf of Carpentaria
White-striped Gecko	Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) taeniatus	NT, Qld, WA
Golden-tailed Gecko (Subspecies)	Strophurus taenicauda albiocularis	South-western Qld
Golden-tailed Gecko	Strophurus taenicauda taenicauda	Central Qld
Golden-tailed Gecko (Subspecies)	Strophurus taenicauda triaureus	Central Qld
Golden-eyed Gecko	Strophurus trux	Brigalow Belt Central Qld
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
Granite Belt (New England Tableland) Thick Tailed Gecko	Uvidicolus (was Underwoodisaurus ) sphyrurus	NSW, Qld

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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

Cape York Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)

QLD Found in the northern half of Cape York Peninsula

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)

Upland Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)

QLD Restricted to rocky areas in upland sclerophyll forest of the Wet Tropics region of north-east Queensland

Queensland Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)

Qld Found in woodlands over much of eastern and central Queensland

Amalosia (was Oedura) rhombifer

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

NSW, Qld

Upland Zigzag Gecko (New species 2023)

QLD Found on rocks in the Mackay–Townsville areas of mid-east Queensland, including on many offshore islands.

Carphodactylus laevis

Qld

Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko

LHI , NI

Kimberley Clawless Gecko

NT, Qld, WA (ONLY FOUND IN THE FAR NORTH OF AUSTRALIA)

Cyrtodactylus adorus - (Split from C. tuberculatus )

Qld - Lower reaches of the Pascoe River

Cyrtodactylus hoskini (Split from C. tuberculatus)

Qld - Iron Range and William Thompson Range

Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi (Split from C. tuberculatus)

Qld - Shipton’s Flat (via Cooktown) to Chillagoe, north-eastern Queensland

Cyrtodactylus pronarus

Qld - McIlwraith Range

Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus (previously C. louisiadensis)

Qld - Cape Melville to Mt Leswell and also on Stanley Island in the Flinders group

Diplodactylus ameyi

NSW, Qld.

Diplodactylus barraganae

NT, Qld.

Diplodactylus conspicillatus

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Diplodactylus custos

NT?, WA

Diplodactylus laevis

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Diplodactylus platyurus

Qld

Diplodactylus tessellatus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

Diplodactylus vittatus

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Short-tailed Dtella

Qld (Torres Strait Islands)

Gehyra catenata

Qld

Gehyra dubia

NSW, Qld, NT, New Guinea?

Einasleigh Rock Dtella

Qld (Einasleigh Uplands)

Amber Rock Dtella

Qld ( Mt Surprise Region)

*Plain Tree Dtella

Gehyra gemina (described 2020) (Now includes many geckos that were previously known as Gehyra australis)

WA, NT, Qld (Range extended greatly- was initially considered endemic to WA when described)

*Gulf Tree Dtella

Gehyra lauta (described 2020)

NT, Qld

Moritz's Dtella

NT, Qld

Gehyra mutilata

In Australia it is found on the Cook Islands, Christmas Island (Introduced) and Qld Also occurs in South Eastern and Southern Asia, and many Islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans

Northern Rock Dtella

Gehyra nana ( see G. pluraporosa, G. granulum, G. pseudopunctata & G, paranana)

NT, Qld, WA

Gehyra oceanica

CKI - Native? (Qld, NT? introduced?)

Gehyra purpurascens

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

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

COMMON NAME
(Internal Link)

SCIENTIFIC NAME
(External Link)

Cape York Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)

QLD
Found in the northern half of Cape York Peninsula

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

Upland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)

QLD
Restricted to rocky areas in upland sclerophyll forest of the Wet Tropics region of north-east Queensland

Queensland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)

Qld
Found in woodlands over much of eastern and central Queensland

Upland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)

QLD
Found on rocks in the Mackay–Townsville areas of mid-east Queensland, including on many offshore islands.

Cyrtodactylus adorus -
(Split from C. tuberculatus )

Cyrtodactylus hoskini
(Split from C. tuberculatus)

Gehyra gemina (described 2020)
(Now includes many geckos that were previously known as Gehyra australis)

WA, NT, Qld
(Range extended greatly- was initially considered endemic to WA when described)

In Australia it is found on the Cook Islands, Christmas Island (Introduced) and Qld

Also occurs in South Eastern and Southern Asia, and many Islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans

CKI - Native?
(Qld, NT? introduced?)