Amalosia lesueurii
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Amalosia lesueurii, commonly known as Lesueur's gecko or Lesueur's velvet gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. The specific name, lesueurii, is in honor of French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur.
A. lesueurii is a small gecko. Adults usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in). It is a mottled grey colour. A. lesuerii is found near the eastern coastline of New South Wales and Queensland. Although it is perhaps the most common gecko in the Sydney region, A. lesuerii is rarely observed unless it is disturbed. During the day it hides under close-fitting rocks, and comes out at night to hunt insects.
Males of A. lesueurii reach sexual maturity at two years, but females not until four years old. The species is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs. Boulenger A (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ.... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Sydney, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesueur's Gecko sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 39 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesueur's Gecko in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesueur's Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Sydney, in our data
Sydney is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lesueur's Gecko sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesueur's Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sydney (11 verified sightings), 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.
