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A head close-up of a marbled gecko (Christinus marmoratus).Note the pads on its feet. Adults reach an average (snout-vent) length of 50mm, and weigh about 2.5g. [8] C. marmoratus have fat reserves in their tails, [9] which can be disconnected from their body when threatened, to aid in escape.
The dubious dtella, native Australian house gecko, or dubious four-clawed gecko (Gehyra dubia) is a species of gecko in the genus Gehyra, native to Northeastern Australia (Queensland and northern New South Wales as well as islands of the Great Barrier Reef and the Torres Strait). [2]
Christinus is a genus of Gekkonidae geckos found in southern regions of Australia.It contains species and subspecies that are regionally termed as marbled geckos.The contrasted patterns of these geckos, marbling, are found in a variety of reddish-brown, grey, silver, white, black and purplish hues.
New Zealand geckos have very few natural predators; [9] although several species of native bird will take them as prey only the sacred kingfisher kills very many. [9] The Tuatara, a large, ground dwelling, generalist predator, will feed on native geckos, including Naultinus, where the two occur together on a few predator-free offshore islands. [9]
Strophurus intermedius, also known commonly as the eastern spiny-tailed gecko or the southern spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae.The species is endemic to semi-arid regions of Australia in New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia, in mallee shrubland and woodland habitats.
The broad-tailed gecko, southern leaf-tailed gecko, or Sydney leaf-tailed gecko [1] [2] [3] (Phyllurus platurus) is a common gecko of the family Carphodactylidae found in the Sydney Basin.
In Australia, S. williamsi is found in north-eastern New South Wales, Queensland, south-eastern South Australia, and north-western Victoria. [1] [2] The map below shows a patchy distribution of the species distributed throughout the east of the continent as far north as Cairs in QLD, as south as Adelaide in SA and as west as Bourke in NSW. The ...
Heteronotia binoei, known commonly as Bynoe's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae, and is endemic to Australia.One of the continent's least-habitat-specific geckos, it occurs naturally across much of the country, and has also established in areas where it does not occur normally, such as urban Perth, Western Australia.