Diplodactylidae (Australasian Geckos)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Lucasium damaeum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Strophurus ciliaris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Oedura marmorata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Strophurus intermedius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Strophurus strophurus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Rhynchoedura ornata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Diplodactylus furcosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Woodworthia chrysosiretica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Oedura gemmata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Crenadactylus tuberculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Naultinus gemmeus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Pseudothecadactylus lindneri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Amalosia lesueurii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Diplodactylus bilybara

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Diplodactylus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Strophurus spinigerus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Woodworthia maculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Tukutuku rakiurae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Lucasium woodwardi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Diplodactylus vittatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Mokopirirakau granulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nebulifera robusta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australasian Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 64 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 17 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 22	~70%
	Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko			~40%
	Western Spiny-tailed Gecko			~30%
	🦎 Cape Range Clawless Gecko			~20%
	Cape Range Stone Gecko			~20%
2	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 22	~60%
	Beaded Gecko			~40%
	Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko			~40%
3	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 22	~60%
	Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko			~30%
	Western Spiny-tailed Gecko			~20%
	Western Fat-tailed Gecko			~20%
	Pilbara Ground Gecko			~10%
4	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 22	~50%
	Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko			~30%
	Beaked Gecko			~20%
5	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 22	~40%
	Marbled Velvet Gecko			~30%
	Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko			~20%
6	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 22	~40%
	Dotted Velvet Gecko			~20%
	Giant Cave Gecko			~20%
	Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko			~10%
7	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~40%
	Marbled Velvet Gecko			~40%
8	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 22	~30%
	Gold-striped Gecko			~20%
	Gray's Sticky-toed Gecko			~10%
9	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 22	~20%
	Lesueur's Gecko			~20%
	Wood Gecko			~10%
10	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~20%
	Forked Gecko			~20%
11	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 22	~20%
	Lesueur's Gecko			~20%
	Wood Gecko			~10%
12	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 22	~20%
	Jewelled Gecko			~20%
13	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~20%
	Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko			~20%
14	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 22	~10%
	Common gecko			~10%
15	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 22	~10%
	Harlequin Gecko			~10%
16	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~10%
	Robust Gecko			~10%
17	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~10%
	Robust Gecko			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 22	~10%
	Wood Gecko			~10%
	Robust Gecko			~10%
2	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~10%
	Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko			~10%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	<5%
	Lesueur's Gecko			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Orana Wildlife Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
3	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Chongqing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
5	National Zoo of Malaysia	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
6	Perth Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
7	Auckland Zoo	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
8	Wellington Zoo	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
9	Kiwi Valley Farm Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
10	Willowbank Wildlife Reserve	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
11	West Lynn Garden	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
12	Ōtorohanga Kiwi House	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
13	Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
14	Penang Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
15	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
16	Island Bay Marine Education Centre	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
17	Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity

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Australasian Geckos

Species in this group

Beaded Gecko

Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Marbled Velvet Gecko

Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko

Western Spiny-tailed Gecko

Beaked Gecko

Forked Gecko

Gold-striped Gecko

Dotted Velvet Gecko

Cape Range Clawless Gecko

Jewelled Gecko

Giant Cave Gecko

Lesueur's Gecko

Western Fat-tailed Gecko

Cape Range Stone Gecko

Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko

Common gecko

Harlequin Gecko

Pilbara Ground Gecko

Wood Gecko

Gray's Sticky-toed Gecko

Robust Gecko

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australasian Geckos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found