THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

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

Qld, NSW?
South-east Qld (Possibly extending just over the border into NSW)

Lesueur's Velvet Gecko

Amalosia (was Oedura) lesueurii

Eastern 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

Slim Velvet Gecko

Amalosia (was Oedura) obscura

Far-north WA

Queensland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)

Amalosia queenslandia

Qld
Found in woodlands over much of eastern and central Queensland

Zigzag Velvet Gecko

(Status uncertain likely to be split)

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

Alexander's Gecko

Christinus alexanderi

SA, WA (Nullarbor Plain)

Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko

Christinus guentheri

LHI , NI

Marbled Gecko

Christinus marmoratus

NSW, ACT, SA, Vic, WA

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)

South-western Clawless Gecko

Crenadactylus ocellatus (NOTE - NOW ONLY APPLIES TO SOME WA SPECIMENS)

WA (SOUTH WEST ONLY)

South-western Clawless Gecko

Crenadactylus occidentalis

WA (CENTRAL WEST COAST ONLY

Pilbara Clawless Gecko

Crenadactylus pilbarensis

WA (Pilbara region)

South-west Kimberley Clawless Gecko

Crenadactylus rostralis - (was Crenadactylus ocellatus rostralis)

WA (FAR SOUTH WEST KIMBERLY REGION ONLY)

Rainforest Banded Gecko

Cyrtodactylus abrae (invalid name)

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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

Kimberley Bent-Toed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus kimberleyensis

WA

Inland Ring-Tailed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi (Split from C. tuberculatus)

Qld - Shiptons Flat (via Cooktown) to Chillagoe, north-eastern Queensland

McIlwraith Ring-Tailed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus pronarus

Qld - McIlwraith Range

Christmas Island (or Giant) Gecko

Cyrtodactylus sadleiri

CI

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.

Western Fat-tailed Gecko

Diplodactylus bilybara

WA

South Coast Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus calcicolus

WA, NSW, SA

Cape Range Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus capensis

WA (Northwest Cape)

Variable Fat-tailed Gecko

Diplodactylus conspicillatus

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Kimberley Fat-tailed Gecko

Diplodactylus custos

NT?, WA

Lake Disappointment Ground Gecko

Diplodactylus fulleri

WA

Ranges Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus furcosus

SA, NSW

*Fyfe’s Mesa Gecko
(New SPECIES 2024)

Diplodactylus fyfei
(New SPECIES 2024)

NT

Northern Pilbara Beaked Gecko

Diplodactylus galaxias

WA

Southern Mesa Gecko

Diplodactylus galeatus

NT, SA

Western Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus granariensis granariensis

WA

Giant Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus granariensis rex

WA

Northern fat-tailed Gecko

Diplodactylus hillii

NT

Kenneally's Gecko

Diplodactylus kenneallyi

WA

Kluge's Gecko

Diplodactylus klugei

WA

Northern Pilbara Gecko

Diplodactylus laevis

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Speckled Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus lateroides (split from D. polyophthalmus)

WA

Pilbara Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus mitchelli

WA

Cloudy Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus nebulosus (split from D. polyophthalmus)

WA

Ornate Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus ornatus

WA

Eastern Fat-tailed Gecko

Diplodactylus platyurus

Qld

Spotted Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus polyophthalmus

WA

Fine-faced Gecko

Diplodactylus pulcher

SA, WA

Yellow-spotted Pilbara Gecko

Diplodactylus savagei

WA

Tesselated Gecko
(New SPECIES 2024)

Diplodactylus tessellatus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

*Tjoritja Gecko
(New SPECIES October 2024)

Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya
(New SPECIES October 2024)

NT

Eastern Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus vittatus

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Desert Wood Gecko

Diplodactylus wiru

SA, WA

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

Short-tailed Dtella

Gehyra baliola

Qld (Torres Strait Islands)

Borroloola Dtella

Gehyra borroloola

NT

Western Kimberley Tree Dtella

Gehyra chimera (described 2020)

WA

North West Cape Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra capensis

WA (North West Cape)

Chain-backed Dtella

Gehyra catenata

Qld

Relictual Karst  Dtella

Gehyra calcitectus (described 2020)

WA

Western Cryptic (Dtella)

Gehyra crypta

WA

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)

Hamersley Range Spotted Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra fenestrula

WA (southwestern Pilbara)

Coastal Midwest Rock Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra finipunctata (=Gehyra punctalata)

WA (coastal mid-west)

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 initiallyconsidered endemic to WA when described)

Kimberley Karst Gecko 

Gehyra girloorloo

WA (Kimberley region)

Kimberley Granular-toed Gecko 

Gehyra granulum (Split in 2018 from Gehyra nana)

WA (north-west Kimberley region)

Northern Pilbara Cryptic Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra incognita

WA (northern Pilbara region)

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

Southern Rock Dtella

Gehyra lazelli

SA, NSW

Large Pilbara Rock Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra macra

WA (northern Pilbara region)

Medium Pilbara Spotted Rock Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra media

WA (Pilbara region)

Small Pilbara Spotted Rock Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra micra

WA (Pilbara region)

Dwarf Dtella

Gehyra minuta

NT

Centralian Rock Dtella

Gehyra montium

NT?, SA, WA

Moritz's Dtella

Gehyra moritzi

NT, Qld

Multi-pored Dtella

Gehyra multiporosa

WA

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

Kimberley Plateau Dtella

Gehyra occidentalis

WA

Pilbara Island Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra ocellata

WA ( islands off the Pilbara coast near Karratha)

Pacific Dtella

Gehyra oceanica

Papua New Guinea, Guam (possibly), Society Islands,,Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia,
Australia (questionable records from the islands of Torres Strait, as well as Queensland and Northern Territory), Nauru, Vanuatu, Cook Islands,Western Samoa, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Rotuma, Tonga,Indonesia, Palau
Northern Mariana Islands

Cocos (Keeling) Island - Native?
(Qld, NT? introduced?)

Arnhem Land Spotted Dtella

Gehyra pamela

NT

Litchfield Spotted Gecko

Gehyra paranana (Split in 2018 from Gehyra nana)

NT

Burrup Peninsula Rock Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra peninsularis

WA (Burrup Peninsula)

Pilbara Dtella

Gehyra pilbara

NT, WA

Northern Kimberley Gecko

Gehyra pluraporosa (Split in 2018 from Gehyra nana)

WA (north-west Kimberley region)

Large Spotted Midwest Rock Gehyra(Dtella)

Gehyra polka

WA (inland mid-west)

Southern Spotted Gecko

Gehyra pseudopunctata (Split in 2018 from Gehyra nana)

WA (north-west Kimberley region)

Rock Dwelling Dtella

Gehyra pulingka

SA, NT, WA

Coastal Midwest Rock Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra punctalata (= Gehyra finipunctata)

WA (coastal mid-west)

Common Spotted Dtella

Gehyra punctata

WA (Pilbara region)

Purplish Dtella

Gehyra purpurascens

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Robust Dtella

Gehyra robusta

Qld

Small Wedge-toed Dtella

Gehyra spheniscus

WA

Crescent-marked Pilbara Gehyra (Dtella)

Gehyra unguiculata 

WA (north-eastern Pilbara)

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.

Crocodile-faced Dtella

Gehyra xenopus

WA

Asian House Gecko (Introduced)

Hemidactylus frenatus

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

Indo-Pacific Gecko (Introduced)
(Parthenogenetic)

Hemidactylus garnotii

(Sydney region) NSW

Sri Lankan House Gecko
or Spotted House Gecko
(Introduced)

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus

CKI (Also Sri Lanka & India)

Flat-tailed House Gecko (Introduced)

Hemidactylus (was Cosymbotus) platyurus

CKI (also southeastern and Southern Asia including Bali)

Black Pilbara Gecko

Heteronotia atra

(North-west Pilbara), WA

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

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)

White Spotted Ground Gecko

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) alboguttatus

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

Pale-striped Ground Gecko  

Lucasium immaculatum
(was Diplodactylus immaculatus)

NT, Qld

Main’s Ground Gecko

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) maini

WA

Central Ground Gecko

Lucasium microplax split from (Lucasium stenodactylum)

SA, NT, QLD, WA, NSW

Yellow Snouted Ground Gecko

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) occultus

NT

Mottled Ground Gecko

Lucasium squarrosum (was Diplodactylus squarrosus)

WA

Steindachner's Box Patterned Gecko

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) steindachneri

NSW, Qld, SA

Northern Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko

Lucasium stenodactylum (was Diplodactylus stenodactylus)

NT, WA, SA?

Western Ground Gecko

Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) wombeyi

WA

Pilbara Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko

Lucasium woodwardi split from (Lucasium stenodactylum)

WA (Pilbara)

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

Centralian Spiny Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus amyae

NT
(Central Australia)

Spiny (Prickly) Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus asper(see also Nephrurus eromanga)

Qld

Pilbara Banded Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus cinctus (was Nephrurus wheeleri cinctus)

WA (Murchison River district)

Pernatty Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus deleani

SA

Eromanga Spiny (Prickly) Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus eromanga(Split from Nephrurus asper)

Qld

Smooth or Pale Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus laevissimus

NT, SA, WA

Common/Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus levis levis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Western Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus levis occidentalis

WA (central coast)

Pilbara Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus levis pilbarensis

WA (Pilbara region)

Kimberly Rough Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus sheai

NT, WA
(Far North)

Southern (Starred) Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus stellatus

SA, WA

Midline Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus vertebralis

WA

Southern Banded Knob-tailed Gecko

Nephrurus wheeleri (See also Nephrurus cinctus)

WA (Fortescue River district)

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 VelvetGecko

Oedura coggeri

Qld

Elegant Velvet Gecko

Oedura elegans (split from Oedura monilis)

NSW, Qld

Fringe-Toed VelvetGecko

Oedura filicipoda

WA

Western Marbled Velvet Gecko

Oedura fimbria (split from Oedura marmorata)

WA

Jewelled Velvet Gecko

Oedura gemmata

NT

Gracile VelvetGecko

Oedura gracilis

WA

Quinkan Gecko

Oedura jowalbinna

Qld

Arcadia Velvet Gecko

Oedura lineata

Qld (Arcadia Valley)

Mereenie Velvet Gecko

Oedura luritja

NT (MacDonnell Ranges)

Top End Marbled Velvet Gecko

Oedura marmorata (recently split into multiple species)

Far north NT

Ocellated or Blotched Gecko

Oedura monilis (see also Oedura elegans)

Qld

Long-necked Northern Leaf-tailed

Orraya (was Saltuarius) occultus

Qld

Limestone Range Velvet Gecko

Oedura murrumanu

NSW, Qld

Ornate Velvet Gecko

Oedura picta

Qld

Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko

Oedura tryoni

NSW, 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

Broad-Tailed (Southern Leaf-Tailed) Gecko

Phyllurus platurus

NSW

Giant Tree Gecko
or Cape York Pad-tail Gecko 

Pseudothecadactylus australis

Far-northern Qld including
Islands of Torres Strait

Western Giant Cave Gecko

Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus

Far-northern WA

Northern Giant Cave Gecko

Pseudothecadactylus linderi

Far-northern NT

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

Rhynchoedura ormsbyi (split from) R. ornata

NSW, Qld

Rhynchoedura ornata

NT, SA, WA

Rhynchoedura sexapora (split from) R. ornata

NT, WA

Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Saltuarius cornutus

NSW, Qld

Cape Melville Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Saltuarius eximius

Qld

Rough-throated Leaf-tail Gecko

Saltuarius salebrosus

Qld

Kate's Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Saltuarius kateae (was swaini)

NSW

Moritz's Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Saltuarius moritzi (was S. swaini)

NSW

Southern Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Saltuarius swaini

NSW, Qld

Wyberba Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Saltuarius wyberba 

NSW, Qld

Thorn Tailed Gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) assimilis

WA

Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko
(Type species)

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) ciliaris ciliaris

NSW, Qld, SA, WA NT

Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Subspecies)

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) ciliaris aberrans

WA, NT?

Congoo Gecko

Strophurus congoo

North-eastern Qld

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

Kristin's Spinytailed Gecko

Strophurus krisalys

Inland Qld to Gulf of Carpentaria

Short-tailed Striped Gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) mcmillani

WA

Robust Striped Gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) michaelseni

WA

Exmouth Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) rankini

WA

Robinson's Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus robinsoni

WA, NT (Far north border region)

South-western or Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) spinigerus

WA

Lesser Thorn-tailed Gecko

Strophurus spinula

WA

Western Spiny Tailed-gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) strophurus

WA, SA

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

Western Shield Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) wellingtonae

WA

Soft-spined or William's Gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) williamsi

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic

Mount Augustus Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) wilsoni

WA

Thick-Tailed Barking Gecko

Underwoodisaurus (reverted back from Nephrurus) milii

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Pilbara Barking Gecko

Underwoodisaurus seorsus

WA (Pilbara region)

Granite Belt (New England Tableland) Thick Tailed Gecko

Uvidicolus (was Underwoodisaurus) sphyrurus

NSW, Qld

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