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A Listing of Australian Geckos
Distribution Key

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

Last updated March 18, 2010

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Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Carphodactylus laevis Chameleon Gecko Qld
Christinus guentheri Lord Howe Island Gecko LHI,NI (offshore islands)
Christinus marmoratus Marbled Gecko NSW,SA,Vic,WA
Crenadactylus ocellatus Clawless Gecko NT,Qld,SA,WA
Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus (previously louisiadensis) Ring-Tailed or Giant Banded Gecko Qld
Cyrtodactylus abrae (previously louisiadensis) Rainforest Banded Gecko Qld
Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus (previously louisiadensis) Christmas Island Gecko CI
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) assimilis Thorn Tailed Gecko WA
Diplodactylus alboguttatus White Spotted Ground Gecko WA
Diplodactylus byrnei Byrne's Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) ciliaris Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Diplodactylus conspicillatus Fat-tailed Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Diplodactylus damaeus Beaded Gecko ?
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) elderi Jewelled Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Diplodactylus fulleri Gecko WA
Diplodactylus galeatus Mesa Gecko NT,SA
Diplodactylus granariensis Western Stone Gecko SA,WA
Diplodactylus immaculatus Pale-striped Ground Gecko   NT,Qld
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) intermedius Eastern (Southern) Spiny-Tailed Gecko NSW,NT,SA,Vic,WA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) jeanae Southern Phasmid Gecko  NT,WA
Strophurus krisalys Spinytailed Gecko (no common name).(new Species described 2005) ?
Diplodactylus kenneallyi Kenneally's Gecko WA
Diplodactylus maini Main’s Ground Gecko WA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) mcmillani Short-tailed Striped Gecko WA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) michaelseni Robust Striped Gecko WA
Diplodactylus mitchelli Pilbara Stone Gecko WA
Diplodactylus occultus Yellow Snouted Ground Gecko NT
Diplodactylus ornatus Ornate Stone Gecko WA
Diplodactylus polyophthalmus Speckled Stone Gecko WA
Diplodactylus pulcher Fine-faced Gecko SA,WA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) rankini Exmouth Spiny-tailed Gecko WA
Diplodactylus savagei Yellow-spotted Pilbara Gecko WA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) spinigerus Western (Soft) Spiny-tailed WA
Diplodactylus squarrosus Mottled Ground Gecko WA
Diplodactylus steindachneri Steindachner's Box Patterned Gecko NSW,Qld,SA(?)
Diplodactylus stenodactylus Crowned Sand-Plain Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) strophurus Western Spiny Tailed Gecko WA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) taeniatus White-striped Gecko NT,Qld,WA
Diplodactylus taenicauda Golden-tailed Gecko Qld
Diplodactylus tessellatus Tesselated Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic
Diplodactylus vittatus Wood or Stone Gecko NSW,Qld,SA,Vic
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) wellingtonae Western Shield Spiny-tailed Gecko WA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) williamsi Soft-spined Gecko NSW,Qld,SA
Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) wilsoni Mount Augustus Spiny-tailed Gecko         WA
Diplodactylus wombeyi Pilbara Ground Gecko WA
Gehyra australis Northern Dtella or House Gecko NT,Qld,WA
Gehyra baliola Short-tailed Dtella Qld(Torres Strait Isl.)
Gehyra borroloola Borroloola Dtella NT
Gehyra catenata Chain-backed Dtella Qld
Gehyra dubia Dubious Dtella NSW,Qld
Gehyra fenestra Pilbara Spotted Gecko WA
Gehyra minuta Dwarf Dtella NT
Gehyra montium Centralian Dtella NT,SA,WA
Gehyra mutilata Skin-shedding Dtella CI,CKI
Gehyra nana Dtella NT,Qld,SA,WA
Gehyra occidentalis Dtella WA
Gehyra pamela Arnhem Land Spotted Dtella NT
Gehyra pilbara Pilbara Dtella NT,WA
Gehyra punctata Spotted Dtella WA
Gehyra purpurascens Purplish Dtella NT,Qld,SA,WA
Gehyra robusta Robust Dtella Qld
Gehyra variegata Tree Dtella NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Gehyra xenopus Crocodile-faced Dtella WA
Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko (Introduced) CI,CKI,NT,Qld,WA
Heteronotia binoei Bynoes or Prickly Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Heteronotia planiceps North Western Bynoes gecko WA
Heteronotia spelea Desert Cave Gecko NT,WA
Lepidodactylus listeri Christmas Island Chained Gecko CI
Lepidodactylus lugubris Mourning Gecko CKI,Qld
Lepidodactylus pumilus Slender Chained Gecko Qld(Torres Strait Isl)
Lucasium damaeum Beaded Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Nactus pelagicus Pelagic Gecko Qld
Nactus galgajuga Black Mountain Gecko Qld
Nephrurus amyae Centralian Spiny Knob-tailed Gecko NT,Qld,WA
Nephrurus asper Spiny (Prickly) Knob-tailed Gecko NT,Qld,WA
Nephrurus deleani Pernatty Knob-Tailed Gecko SA
Nephrurus laevissimus Smooth or Pale Knob-Tailed Gecko NT,SA,WA
Nephrurus levis Common Knob-Tailed Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Nephrurus milli Thick-Tailed Barking Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Nephrurus sheai Kimberly Rough Knob-tailed Gecko NT,Qld,WA
Nephrurus stellatus Southern (Starred) Knob-tailed Gecko SA,WA
Nephrurus vertebralis Knob-Tailed Gecko SA,WA
Nephrurus wheeleri cinctus Banded Knob-Tailed Gecko WA
Nephrurus wheeleri wheeleri Banded Knob-Tailed Gecko WA
Oedura castelnaui Northern Velvet Gecko Qld
Oedura coggeri Northern Spotted Velvet Gecko Qld
Oedura filicipoda Fringe-Toed Velvet Gecko WA
Oedura gemmata Jewelled Velvet Gecko NT
Oedura gracilis Velvet Gecko WA
Oedura lesueurii Lesueur's Velvet Gecko NSW,Qld
Oedura marmorata Marbled Velvet Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Oedura monilis Ocellated or Blotched Gecko NSW,Qld
Oedura obscura Velvet Gecko WA
Oedura reticulata Reticulated Velvet Gecko WA
Oedura rhombifer Zig-zag Velvet Gecko NT,Qld,WA
Oedura robusta Robust Gecko NSW,Qld
Oedura tryoni Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko NSW,Qld
Phyllurus caudiannulatus Ringed Thin-tail Gecko Qld
Phyllurus isis Mount Jukes Broad-tailed Gecko Qld
Phyllurus nepthys Peppered-belly Broad-tailed Gecko Qld
Phyllurus ossa Mount Ossa Broad-tailed Gecko Qld
Phyllurus platurus Broad-Tailed (Southern Leaf-Tailed ) Gecko NSW
Pseudothecadactylus australis Giant Tree Gecko Qld
Pseudothecadactylus linderi Giant Cave Gecko NT,WA
Rhynchoedura ornata Beaked Gecko NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Saltuarius cornutus Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko NSW,Qld
Saltuarius occultus Long-necked Northern Leaf-tailed Qld
Saltuarius salebrosus Rough-throated Leaf-tail Gecko Qld
Saltuarius kateae (was swaini) *Southern Leaf-Tailed Gecko NSW
Saltuarius moritzi (was swaini) *Southern Leaf-Tailed Gecko NSW
Saltuarius swaini *Southern Leaf-Tailed Gecko NSW,Qld
Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus Granite Belt Thick Tailed Gecko NSW,Qld



DISTRIBUTION KEY
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CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island
NSW = New South Wales
NT = Northern Territory
Qld = Queensland
SA = South Australia
Tas = Tasmania
Vic = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

 

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