THE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - GECKOS

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COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes

PYTHON SNAKES - Pythonidae

ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae Cobras Coral Snakes

SEA SNAKES - Hydrophiinae Laticaudidae Sea Kraits

FILE SNAKES - Acrochordidae

BLIND SNAKES - Worm Snakes - Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops

Selection of Australian Frogs

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Skinks of Australia

CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS



This species may grow to about 18cm (7") total length

Top End Marbled Velvet Gecko (Oedura marmorata) photographed at Crocosaurus Cove, Darwin
Top End Marbled Velvet Gecko (Oedura marmorata) photographed at Crocosaurus Cove, Darwin


Approximate distribution of the Top End Marbled Velvet Gecko (Oedura marmorata)
Approximate distribution of the Top End Marbled Velvet Gecko (Oedura marmorata)


Marbled Velvet Gecko (Oedura marmorata complex)
Geckos previously known as Oedura marmorata and including Oedura attenboroughi (now invalid) have been split into multiple species below:-

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

Western Marbled Velvet Gecko

Oedura fimbria (split from Oedura marmorata)

WA

Top End Marbled Velvet Gecko

Oedura marmorata (was split into four species)

Far north NT


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Systematic revision of the Marbled Velvet Geckos

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Geckos

Geckos of Australia

LIZARDS OF AUSTRALIA

 Lizards of the World

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Lizards
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Lizards
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AUSTRALIAN GECKO SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Geckos of South Australia

GECKOS OF NSW

Queensland GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

NORTHERN TERRITORY GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

GECKOS OF VICTORIA

Geckos of ACT

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of South
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AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
 REPTILES OF NSW REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND REPTILES OF NORTHERN TERRITORY REPTILES OF Western Australia Reptiles of the ACT(Canberra)

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NSW

Reptiles
of
Qld

Reptiles
of
NT

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of
WA

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of the
ACT

Reptiles of Tasmania

MORE REPTILE SPECIES LISTS

Reptiles of Lord Howe Island

Reptiles of Christmas Island

Reptiles
of Cocos Keeling Islands

Reptiles of Norfolk Island


Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

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Frogs
of
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