Diplodactylidae

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Eastern Stone Gecko

Eastern Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus vittatus Gray, 1832

Diplodactylus vittatus, the eastern stone gecko, is a small nocturnal terrestrial lizard native to Australia.

Tesselated Gecko

Tesselated Gecko

Diplodactylus tessellatus (Günther, 1875)

Diplodactylus tessellatus, the tessellated gecko, is a small terrestrial nocturnal gecko found across inland Australia.

Ranges Stone Gecko

Ranges Stone Gecko

Diplodactylus furcosus Peters, 1863

Diplodactylus furcosus, the Ranges stone or forked gecko, is a gecko species endemic to Australia.

Southwestern Clawless Gecko

Southwestern Clawless Gecko

Crenadactylus ocellatus (Gray, 1845)

Crenadactylus ocellatus, the southwestern clawless gecko, is Australia's smallest nocturnal gecko, endemic to the country's southwest.

Western Beaked Gecko

Western Beaked Gecko

Rhynchoedura ornata Günther, 1867

Rhynchoedura ornata, the western beaked gecko, is a small nocturnal Australian gecko that favours termites and is endangered in Victoria.

New Caledonian Giant Gecko

New Caledonian Giant Gecko

Rhacodactylus leachianus (Cuvier, 1829)

Rhacodactylus leachianus is the world's largest extant gecko, native to New Caledonia, with unconfirmed reports of wild monogamous pair bonding.

Knob-headed Giant Gecko

Knob-headed Giant Gecko

Rhacodactylus auriculatus (Bavay, 1869)

Rhacodactylus auriculatus is a small to medium-sized gecko with distinct cranial bumps, a prehensile regenerating tail, and limited climbing ability.

Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko

Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko

Oedura tryoni De Vis, 1884

Oedura tryoni is an oviparous endemic Australian lizard species found in northeastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland.

Northern Velvet Gecko

Northern Velvet Gecko

Oedura castelnaui (Thominot, 1889)

The northern velvet gecko (Oedura castelnaui) is an oviparous diplodactylid lizard endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Ocellated Velvet Gecko

Ocellated Velvet Gecko

Oedura monilis De Vis, 1888

Oedura monilis, common names include ocellated velvet gecko, is an Australian gecko endemic to Queensland and New South Wales.

Inland marbled velvet gecko

Inland marbled velvet gecko

Oedura cincta De Vis, 1888

Oedura cincta, the inland marbled velvet gecko, is an oviparous gecko found across central and inland eastern Australia.

Elegant Gecko

Elegant Gecko

Naultinus elegans Gray, 1842

Naultinus elegans, the Auckland green gecko, is a small bright green gecko found in northern New Zealand's North Island.

Jewelled Gecko

Jewelled Gecko

Naultinus gemmeus Mccann, 1955

Naultinus gemmeus, the jewelled gecko, is a patterned New Zealand gecko native to southeastern South Island.

Starred Gecko

Starred Gecko

Naultinus stellatus Hutton, 1872

Naultinus stellatus, the Nelson green/starred gecko, is a viviparous gecko endemic to the Nelson and surrounding regions of New Zealand.

Barking gecko

Barking gecko

Naultinus punctatus Gray, 1843

Naultinus punctatus, the Wellington green gecko, is an arboreal New Zealand gecko found only in southern North Island.

Box-patterned Ground Gecko

Box-patterned Ground Gecko

Lucasium steindachneri (Boulenger, 1885)

Lucasium steindachneri, the box-patterned gecko, is a small Australian arid-region gecko with a distinct box-like dorsal pattern.

Beaded Gecko

Beaded Gecko

Lucasium damaeum (Lucas & Frost, 1896)

Lucasium damaeum, the beaded gecko, is a small nocturnal ground-dwelling gecko endemic to arid and semi-arid mainland Australia.

Duvaucel's Gecko

Duvaucel's Gecko

Hoplodactylus duvaucelii (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)

Duvaucel's gecko (Hoplodactylus duvaucelii) is the largest extant New Zealand gecko, with distinct adaptations to predators and low reproductive output.

Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus ciliaris (Boulenger, 1885)

Strophurus ciliaris, the northern spiny-tailed gecko, is an arboreal oviparous lizard found across inland Australia.

Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus williamsi (Kluge, 1963)

Strophurus williamsi, the eastern spiny-tailed gecko, is a small Australian gecko with specialized anti-predator tail adaptations.

Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus intermedius (Ogilby, 1892)

Strophurus intermedius is a larger Australian spiny-tailed gecko with defensive smelly orange fluid, found across southern and eastern Australia.

Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko

Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus spinigerus (Gray, 1842)

Strophurus spinigerus is an oviparous gecko found in southwestern Western Australia, living in forests and shrublands.

Western Spiny-tailed Gecko

Western Spiny-tailed Gecko

Strophurus strophurus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)

The western spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus strophurus) is an oviparous lizard endemic to Western Australia, living in shrubland habitat.

Raukawa Gecko

Raukawa Gecko

Woodworthia maculata (Gray, 1845)

Woodworthia maculata is a long-lived New Zealand gecko with varying size, color, and form across its range.

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