Strophurus spinigerus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The south-western spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus spinigerus), also known commonly as the soft spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognized.
S. spinigerus is found in the southwestern part of the Australian state of Western Australia. The natural habitats of S. spinigerus are forest and shrubland. S. spinigerus may attain a total length (including tail) of 11.4 cm (4.5 in). Dorsally, it is olive-grey, speckled with black. It may have a broad zigzag black stripe along the back. The spiny tubercles on the back and tail are black. Ventrally, it is dirty white, either uniform or speckled with black.
S. spinigerus is oviparous. Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Strophurus spinigerus inornatus (Storr, 1988) Strophurus spinigerus spinigerus (Gray, 1842) Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Strophurus.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Rottnest Island, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko sighting in Rottnest Island on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko in Rottnest Island on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–October, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Rottnest Island, in our data
Rottnest Island is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Rottnest Island (7 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.
