Family

Australian Thick-tailed Geckos

Carphodactylidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyCarphodactylidae (Australian Thick-tailed Geckos)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Saltuarius swaini

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Underwoodisaurus milii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Phyllurus platurus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Nephrurus levis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Nephrurus laevissimus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Saltuarius cornutus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australian Thick-tailed Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 11 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~40%
	Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko			~40%
2	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~40%
	Barking Gecko			~40%
3	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~40%
	Smooth Knob-tail			~30%
	Common Knob-tailed Lizard			~20%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	~40%
	Broad-tailed Gecko			~30%
	Barking Gecko			~10%
5	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~30%
	Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko			~30%
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~30%
	Broad-tailed Gecko			~30%
7	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~30%
	Common Knob-tailed Lizard			~30%
8	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Knob-tailed Lizard			~20%
9	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Leaf-tailed Gecko			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Broad-tailed Gecko			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Entopia	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
4	Cairns Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
5	Downtown Aquarium, Houston	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

Australian Thick-tailed Geckos

Species in this group

Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko

Barking Gecko

Broad-tailed Gecko

Common Knob-tailed Lizard

Smooth Knob-tail

Leaf-tailed Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australian Thick-tailed Geckos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found