THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - GECKOS

BROAD-TAILED GECKO
Phyllurus platurus


This adult female Broad-tailed Gecko (Phyllurus platurus), was photographed clinging to the side of a granite outcrop at Deep Creek Reserve, NSW - note that this species has claws not pads on the ends of its toes.


Approximate distribution of the Broad-tailed Gecko (Phyllurus platurus)

A Juvenile Broad-tailed Gecko (Phyllurus platurus) with an original tail, photographed on a retaining wall in Forestville, NSW

Gravid female Broad-tailed Gecko (Phyllurus platurus) with a regrown tail (notice the lack of spines), photographed on a granite outcrop at Deep Creek Reserve, NSW

Adult Broad-tailed Gecko (Phyllurus platurus) with an original tail, photographed clinging to the underside of a granite outcrop at Deep Creek Reserve, NSW

Juvenile Broad-tailed Gecko (Phyllurus platurus) with an original tail, photographed eating a cockroach on a granite outcrop at Deep Creek Reserve, NSW