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Diplodactylus conspicillatus, also known commonly as the variable fat-tailed gecko or the burrow-plug gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia, where it is found in central and arid inland areas. [ 3 ]
The gecko typically has a length from snout to vent of around 6.1 cm (2.4 in). It is oviparous and lays a clutch of two eggs. It belongs to the Diplodactylus conspicillatus group and is one of the larger members. D. custos has a canthal stripe which is well-defined and an enlarged first supralabial.
The eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko is distinguished from other Diplodactylus species by its large size of 53–90 mm (2.1–3.5 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). It also has a bulbous tail, small and granular first labial scales (not enlarged), and has no well defined canthus rostralis. [2]
Diplodactylus capensis Doughty, P. Oliver & Adams, 2008 – Cape Range stone gecko; Diplodactylus conspicillatus Lucas & C. Frost, 1897 – burrow-plug gecko, variable fat-tailed gecko; Diplodactylus custos Couper, P. Oliver & Pepper, 2014 – Kimberley fat-tailed gecko; Diplodactylus fulleri Storr, 1978 – Lake Disappointment ground gecko
The lesser thorn-tailed gecko from Western Australia can shoot goo out of its tail. - Anders Zimmy/Natural History Museum. Nearly 1,000 new species were found across the globe in 2023, adding ...
The Diplodactylidae are a family in the suborder Gekkota (geckos), with over 150 species in 25 genera. [2] These geckos occur in Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. [3] [4] Diplodactylids are the most ecologically diverse and widespread family of geckos in both Australia and New Caledonia, and are the only family of geckos found in New Zealand.
African fat-tailed geckos are reportedly strictly nocturnal, taking shelter from their generally hot and dry environment during the day and emerging at night to forage. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 9 ] [ 14 ] They have been found during the day hiding under a variety of cover and will retreat to burrows or hide under rocks or fallen logs.
There are two genera of lizards named fat-tailed geckos: Diplodactylus, all species found in Australia; Hemitheconyx, both species found in Africa