Gehyra versicolor
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Gehyra versicolor, commonly known as the eastern tree dtella. is a native Australian gecko occurring in temperate forests of eastern Australia. It was formerly considered as conspecific with Gehyra variegata until classified as a separate species in 2014.
G. versicolor is a medium grey to brown gecko with complex dark and white markings. It can have faint to prominent white spots or short lines adjoining on the posterior margins of dark markings. The G. Versicolor has a flattened body and pads at the end of each toe. They contain 8-11 pairs of supralabial scales. The max body length is 57mm. The adult snout length is between 37-54mm. The length of full-grown tail is between 40-58mm. The G. versicolor and G. variegate are extremely difficult to extinguish based on external morphology as they share the characteristics. The species are distinguished due to their difference in karyotype and distribution.
Historically, the genus Gehyra has been difficult to delimit due to their continent-wide distribution, similar morphological characteristics and high genetic diversity among the group. In the 1970s and the 1980s, chromosomal... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern tree dtella sighting in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern tree dtella in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month. That is one of Hattah-Kulkyne National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 40 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern tree dtella sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Eastern tree dtella sightings, Hattah-Kulkyne National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern tree dtella is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (25 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.
