COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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DISTRIBUTION
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Cape York Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)
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QLD
Found in the northern half of Cape York Peninsula
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Upland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)
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Qld, NSW
Woodlands on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales
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Amalosia
(was Oedura) jacovae
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Qld, NSW?
South-east Qld (Possibly extending just over the border into NSW)
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Amalosia (was Oedura) lesueurii
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Eastern NSW
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Upland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)
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QLD
Restricted to rocky areas in upland sclerophyll forest of the Wet Tropics region of north-east Queensland
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Slim Velvet
Gecko
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Far-north WA
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Queensland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023) |
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Qld
Found in woodlands over much of eastern and central Queensland
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(Status uncertain likely to be split)
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Amalosia (was
Oedura) rhombifer
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WA, NT, Qld NSW Northern Australia through to north-eastern NSW.
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NSW, Qld
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Upland Zigzag Gecko
(New species 2023)
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QLD
Found on rocks in the Mackay–Townsville areas of mid-east Queensland, including on many offshore islands.
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Carphodactylus laevis
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Qld
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Christinus alexanderi
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SA, WA (Nullarbor Plain)
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Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko
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Christinus marmoratus
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NSW, ACT, SA, Vic, WA
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Crenadactylus horni was (Crenadactylus ocellatus horni)
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NT, SA (ONLY FOUND IN CENTRAL DESERT REGION)
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Kimberley Clawless Gecko
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NT, Qld, WA (ONLY FOUND IN THE FAR NORTH OF AUSTRALIA)
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Crenadactylus ocellatus
(NOTE - NOW ONLY APPLIES TO SOME WA SPECIMENS)
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WA (SOUTH WEST ONLY)
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WA (CENTRAL WEST COAST ONLY
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Pilbara Clawless Gecko
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WA (Pilbara region)
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South-west Kimberley Clawless Gecko
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WA (FAR SOUTH WEST KIMBERLY REGION ONLY)
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Cyrtodactylus abrae (invalid name)
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Cyrtodactylus adorus
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(Split from
C. tuberculatus
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Qld - Lower reaches of the Pascoe River
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Cyrtodactylus hoskini
(Split from
C. tuberculatus)
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Qld - Iron Range and William Thompson Range
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Kimberley Bent-Toed Gecko
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WA
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Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi (Split from
C. tuberculatus)
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Qld - Shiptons Flat (via Cooktown) to Chillagoe, north-eastern Queensland
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Cyrtodactylus pronarus
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Qld - McIlwraith Range
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Christmas Island (or Giant) Gecko
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Cyrtodactylus sadleiri
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Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus (previously C. louisiadensis)
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Qld - Cape Melville to Mt Leswell and also on Stanley Island in the Flinders group
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Diplodactylus ameyi
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NSW, Qld.
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Diplodactylus barraganae
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NT, Qld.
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Diplodactylus bilybara
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WA
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South Coast Gecko
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WA, NSW, SA
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Cape Range Stone Gecko
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WA (Northwest Cape)
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Diplodactylus conspicillatus
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NT, Qld, SA, WA
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Diplodactylus custos
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NT?, WA
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Lake Disappointment Ground Gecko
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WA
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Diplodactylus furcosus
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SA, NSW
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Northern Pilbara Beaked Gecko
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WA
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Diplodactylus galeatus
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NT, SA
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WA
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WA
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Diplodactylus hillii
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NT
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Kenneally's Gecko
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WA
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Kluge's Gecko
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WA
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Diplodactylus laevis
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NT, Qld, SA, WA
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Speckled Stone Gecko
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WA
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Pilbara Stone Gecko
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WA
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Cloudy Stone Gecko
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WA
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Ornate Stone Gecko
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WA
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Diplodactylus platyurus
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Qld
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Spotted Stone Gecko
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WA
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Diplodactylus pulcher
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SA, WA
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Yellow-spotted Pilbara Gecko
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WA
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Diplodactylus tessellatus
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NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic
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Diplodactylus vittatus
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NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
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SA, WA
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*East Arnhem Land Dtella
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NT
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Gehyra australis (some geckos previously known as this species are now known as Gehyra gemina)
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NT
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Short-tailed Dtella
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Qld (Torres Strait Islands)
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Borroloola Dtella
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NT
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*Western Kimberley Tree Dtella
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WA
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North West Cape Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (North West Cape)
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Gehyra catenata
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Qld
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* Relictual Karst Dtella
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WA
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Western Cryptic (Dtella)
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WA
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Gehyra dubia
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NSW, Qld, NT, New Guinea?
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Einasleigh Rock Dtella
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Qld (Einasleigh Uplands)
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Amber Rock Dtella
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Qld ( Mt Surprise Region)
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Hamersley Range Spotted Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (southwestern Pilbara)
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Coastal Midwest Rock Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (coastal mid-west)
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Gehyra gemina
(described 2020)
(Now includes many geckos that were previously known as Gehyra australis)
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WA, NT, Qld
(Range extended greatly- was initially
considered endemic to WA when described)
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Kimberley Karst Gecko
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WA (Kimberley region)
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Kimberley Granular-toed Gecko
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Gehyra granulum
(Split in 2018 from Gehyra nana)
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WA (north-west Kimberley region)
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Northern Pilbara Cryptic Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (northern Pilbara region)
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Robust Termitaria Gecko (Dtella)
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NT, WA
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King's Dtella
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NT, WA
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*Litchfield Rock Dtella
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NT
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*Gulf Tree Dtella
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NT, Qld
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Gehyra lazelli
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SA, NSW
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Large Pilbara Rock Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (northern Pilbara region)
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Medium Pilbara Spotted Rock Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (Pilbara region)
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Small Pilbara Spotted Rock Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (Pilbara region)
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Gehyra minuta
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NT
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Gehyra montium
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NT?, SA, WA
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Moritz's Dtella
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NT, Qld
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Multi-pored Dtella
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WA
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Gehyra mutilata
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Northern Rock Dtella
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Gehyra nana
( see G. pluraporosa, G.
granulum, G.
pseudopunctata & G,
paranana)
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NT, Qld, WA
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Kimberley Plateau Dtella
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WA
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Pilbara Island Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA ( islands off the Pilbara coast near Karratha)
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Pacific Dtella
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Arnhem Land Spotted Dtella
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NT
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*Litchfield Spotted Gecko
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Gehyra paranana (Split in 2018 from Gehyra nana)
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NT
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Burrup Peninsula Rock Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (Burrup Peninsula)
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Pilbara Dtella
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NT, WA
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Northern Kimberley Gecko
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WA (north-west Kimberley region)
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Large Spotted Midwest Rock Gehyra(Dtella)
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WA (inland mid-west)
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Southern Spotted Gecko
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WA (north-west Kimberley region)
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Gehyra pulingka
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SA, NT, WA
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Coastal Midwest Rock Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (coastal mid-west)
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Common Spotted Dtella
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WA (Pilbara region)
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Gehyra purpurascens
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NT, Qld, SA, WA
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Robust Dtella
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Qld
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Small Wedge-toed Dtella
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WA
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Crescent-marked Pilbara Gehyra (Dtella)
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WA (north-eastern Pilbara)
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Gehyra variegata
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SA, WA
(Western SA through Southern and Western WA) |
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Gehyra versicolor (split from Gehyra variegata)
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NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic.
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Crocodile-faced Dtella
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WA
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Hemidactylus frenatus
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Hemidactylus garnotii
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(Sydney region) NSW
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Sri Lankan House Gecko
or Spotted House Gecko
(Introduced)
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CKI (Also Sri Lanka & India)
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Hemidactylus (was Cosymbotus) platyurus
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CKI (also southeastern and Southern Asia including Bali)
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Black Pilbara Gecko
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(North-west Pilbara), WA
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Heteronotia binoei
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NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
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Pale-headed Gecko
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NT (Central Australia)
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North Western Bynoe's Gecko
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WA, NT
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Heteronotia spelea
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NT, WA
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Reticulated Velvet Gecko
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WA
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Christmas Island Chained Gecko
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Lepidodactylus lugubris
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CKI, Qld (also many tropical islands and countries around the world)
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Slender Chained Gecko
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Qld (Torres Strait Islands)
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White Spotted Ground Gecko
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WA
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Southern Sandplain Gecko
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WA, SA
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Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) byrnei
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NSW, NT, Qld, SA
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Lucasium damaeum
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NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
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Pale-striped Ground Gecko
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NT, Qld
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Main’s Ground Gecko
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WA
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*Central Ground Gecko
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Lucasium microplax split from (Lucasium stenodactylum)
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SA, NT, QLD, WA, NSW
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Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) occultus
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NT
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Mottled Ground Gecko
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WA
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Lucasium (was Diplodactylus) steindachneri
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NSW, Qld, SA
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Lucasium stenodactylum (was Diplodactylus stenodactylus) |
NT, WA, SA? |
Western Ground Gecko
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WA
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WA (Pilbara)
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Nactus cheverti
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Qld (Eastern Cape York)
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Eborac Island Gecko
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Qld (Northern Cape York) Torres Strait
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Pelagic Gecko
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Qld (Cape York, Torres Strait, New Guinea, Pacific Islands)
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Nactus galgajuga
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Qld (Cooktown area)
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NSW, Qld
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Nephrurus amyae
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NT
(Central Australia)
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Nephrurus asper
(see also Nephrurus eromanga)
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Qld
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Nephrurus cinctus (was Nephrurus wheeleri
cinctus)
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WA (Murchison River district)
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Nephrurus deleani
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SA
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Qld
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Nephrurus laevissimus
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NT, SA, WA
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Nephrurus levis levis
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NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
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Nephrurus levis occidentalis
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WA (central coast)
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Nephrurus levis pilbarensis
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WA (Pilbara region)
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Nephrurus sheai
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NT, WA
(Far North)
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Nephrurus stellatus
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SA, WA
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Nephrurus vertebralis
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WA
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Nephrurus wheeleri (See also Nephrurus cinctus)
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WA (Fortescue River district)
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Silver-eyed Velvet Gecko
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Qld (Gregory Range and Bulleringa National Park)
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Oedura attenboroughi
(invalid name - now called
Oedura monolis)
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Qld
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Oedura bella (split from Oedura marmorata)
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QLD, NT
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Oedura castelnaui
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Qld
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Oedura cincta (split from Oedura marmorata)
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SA, NT, Qld,NSW
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Northern Spotted Velvet
Gecko
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Qld
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Elegant Velvet Gecko
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NSW, Qld
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Fringe-Toed Velvet
Gecko
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WA
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Oedura fimbria (split from Oedura marmorata)
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WA
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Jewelled Velvet Gecko
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NT
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Gracile Velvet
Gecko
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WA
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Quinkan Gecko
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Qld
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Arcadia Velvet Gecko
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Qld (Arcadia Valley)
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Mereenie Velvet Gecko
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NT (MacDonnell Ranges)
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Oedura marmorata (recently split into multiple species)
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Far north NT
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Ocellated or Blotched Gecko
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Qld
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Long-necked Northern Leaf-tailed
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Qld
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Limestone Range Velvet Gecko
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NSW, Qld
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Ornate Velvet Gecko
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Qld
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Oedura tryoni
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NSW, Qld
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Riverine Leaf-tailed Gecko
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(Central-coastal) Qld
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Ringed Thin-tailed Gecko
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(South-eastern) Qld
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Champion's Leaf-tailed Gecko
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(Central-coastal) Qld
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*Scawfell Island Broad-tailed Gecko
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Scawfell Island, mid-east Queensland, Australia
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Gulbaru Gecko
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(Central-coastal) Qld
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Mount Jukes Broad-tailed Gecko
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(Central-coastal) Qld
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Oakview Broad-tailed Gecko
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(South-eastern) Qld
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Peppered-belly Broad-tailed Gecko
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(Central-coastal) Qld
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Mount Ossa Broad-tailed Gecko
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(Central-coastal) Qld
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(The Pinnacles, Townsville Area) Qld
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Phyllurus platurus
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NSW
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Giant Tree Gecko
or Cape York Pad-tail Gecko
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Far-northern Qld including
Islands of Torres Strait
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Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus
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Far-northern WA
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Pseudothecadactylus linderi
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Far-northern NT
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| Border Beaked Gecko |
Rhynchoedura angusta (split from R. ornata)
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NSW, Qld, SA
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Rhynchoedura eyrensis
(split from
R. ornata)
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NSW, Qld, SA, NT?
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Rhynchoedura mentalis |
Qld
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| Eastern Beaked Gecko |
Rhynchoedura ormsbyi
(split from) R. ornata
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NSW, Qld
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| Western Beaked Gecko |
Rhynchoedura ornata
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NT, SA, WA
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| Northern Beaked Gecko |
Rhynchoedura sexapora (split from) R. ornata
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NT, WA
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Saltuarius cornutus
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NSW, Qld
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Cape Melville Leaf-Tailed Gecko
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Qld
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Saltuarius salebrosus
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Qld
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Saltuarius kateae (was swaini)
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NSW
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Saltuarius moritzi (was S. swaini)
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NSW
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Saltuarius swaini
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NSW, Qld
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Wyberba Leaf-Tailed Gecko
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NSW, Qld
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Thorn Tailed Gecko
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WA
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NSW, Qld, SA, WA NT
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WA, NT?
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Congoo Gecko
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North-eastern Qld
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Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) elderi
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NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
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Arnhem Phasmid Gecko
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Far-northern NT
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Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) intermedius
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NSW, SA, Vic, WA, NT
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Southern Phasmid Gecko
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NT, WA
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Kristin's Spinytailed Gecko
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Inland Qld to Gulf of Carpentaria
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Short-tailed Striped Gecko
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WA
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Robust Striped Gecko
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WA
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Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) rankini
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WA
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Robinson's Spiny-tailed Gecko
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WA, NT (Far north border region)
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Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) spinigerus
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WA
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*Lesser Thorn-tailed Gecko
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WA
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Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) strophurus
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WA, SA
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White-striped Gecko
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NT, Qld, WA
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Strophurus taenicauda albiocularis
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South-western Qld
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Strophurus taenicauda taenicauda
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Central Qld
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Strophurus taenicauda triaureus
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Central Qld
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Golden-eyed Gecko
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Brigalow Belt Central Qld
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Western Shield Spiny-tailed Gecko
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WA
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Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) williamsi
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NSW, Qld, SA, Vic
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Mount Augustus Spiny-tailed Gecko
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WA
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Underwoodisaurus (reverted back from Nephrurus) milii
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NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
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Pilbara Barking Gecko
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WA (Pilbara region)
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Granite Belt (New England Tableland) Thick Tailed Gecko
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NSW, Qld
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