Gehyra variegata
Silhouette: Gopal Murali · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Gehyra variegata, the tree dtella, variegated dtella or varied dtella, is a species of gecko in the genus Gehyra, native to inland Australia. The family Gekkonidae to which G. variegata belongs to are of Gondwanan origin. When the land mass of Australia split from Gondwana, it contained early agamids and diplodactlyds, the latter encompassing geckoes.
During the evolutionary history of lizards the family Gekkonidae and Gekkoninae subfamily developed in the Scleroglossa group, which use their jaws rather than tongues when eating. The Scleroglossan group includes the clade Gekkota consisting of three families, including Gekkonidae.
The tree dtella's body (snout-vent) reaches a length of 55mm and a tail length of 70mm. The tree dtella has a highly variable dorsal colour which can likely be attributed to there being more than one species under the current name. Colours range from population to population from grey to brown with chequered dark and pale blotches and marbling in the eastern populations with western populations being marked with white to pale brown spots with dark bars. These patterns form an irregular reticulate pattern over... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Dtella sighting in Cape Range on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Dtella in Cape Range on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June–August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Cape Range's driest months, with almost no rain against 55 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tree Dtella sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tree Dtella sightings, Cape Range has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tree Dtella is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cape Range (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
