Diplodactylus

Diplodactylus
Diplodactylus
Eastern Stone Gecko, Diplodactylus vittatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Diplodactylinae
Genus: Diplodactylus

Diplodactylid Geckos are the largest genus of the Diplodactylinae, containing 40 or so species. Most are small, between 3" and 4", with the larger ones reaching no more than 6".

Their common feature is that they have slightly dilated tips to their digits, as otherwise they are a varied genus of lizards, containing both arboreal and terrestrial species. Many of them are colorful, and their tail is adapted either for defense or for fat storage.


Classification of genus Diplodactylus

  • White-spotted Ground Gecko, Diplodactylus alboguttatus
  • Gray Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus assimilis
  • Gibber Gecko, Diplodactylus byrnei
  • Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus ciliaris
    • Diplodactylus ciliaris aberrans
    • Diplodactylus ciliaris ciliaris
  • Fat-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus conspicillatus
  • Jewelled Gecko, Diplodactylus elderi
  • Lake Disappointment Ground Gecko, Diplodactylus fulleri
  • Forked Gecko, Diplodactylus furcosus
  • Helmeted Gecko, Diplodactylus galeatus
  • Wheat-belt Stone Gecko, Diplodactylus granariensis
    • Diplodactylus granariensis granariensis
    • Diplodactylus granariensis rex
  • Pale-striped Ground Gecko, Diplodactylus immaculatus
  • Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus intermedius
  • Jean's Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus jeanae
  • Kenneally's Gecko, Diplodactylus kenneallyi
  • Diplodactylus klugei
  • Main's Ground Gecko, Diplodactylus maini
  • Mcmillan's Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus mcmillani
  • Michaelsen's Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus michaelseni
  • Pilbara Stone Gecko, Diplodactylus mitchelli
  • Alligator River Gecko, Diplodactylus occultus
  • Ornate Stone Gecko, Diplodactylus ornatus
  • Speckled Stone Gecko, Diplodactylus polyophthalmus
  • Fine-faced Gecko, Diplodactylus pulcher
  • Rankin's Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus rankini
  • Goldfields Stone Gecko, Diplodactylus rex
  • Diplodactylus robinsoni
  • Yellow-spotted Pilbara Gecko, Diplodactylus savagei
  • Western Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus spinigerus
    • Diplodactylus spinigerus inornatus
    • Diplodactylus spinigerus squarrosus
    • Diplodactylus spinigerus spinigerus
  • Mottled Ground Gecko, Diplodactylus squarrosus
  • Box-patterned Gecko, Diplodactylus steindachneri
  • Pale-snouted Ground Gecko, Diplodactylus stenodactylus
  • Silver Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus strophurus
  • White-striped Gecko Diplodactylus taeniatus
  • Golden Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus taenicauda
  • Tesselated Gecko, Diplodactylus tessellatus
  • Eastern Stone Gecko, Diplodactylus vittatus
  • Diplodactylus wellingtonae
  • Soft-spined Gecko, Diplodactylus williamsi
  • Wilson's Spiny-tailed Gecko, Diplodactylus wilsoni
  • Pilbara Ground Gecko, Diplodactylus wombeyi

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