Gehyra variegata
Silhouette: Gopal Murali · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, September and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Dtella in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and July–August, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tree Dtella sightings, Ningaloo Marine Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cape Range (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Gekkonidae
The closest relatives of the Tree Dtella that you can see in Ningaloo Marine Park (family Gekkonidae, Typical Geckos) are Common Prickly Gecko (about 20%) and Common House Gecko (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tree Dtella is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ningaloo Marine Park (14 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.
