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PHOTOGRAPHY: REPTILIA: GEKKOTA

GEKKOTA
GECKOS

The Gekkota comprises a group of seven families which together contain over 1,300 in approximately 110 genera. Between them the gekkotans exhibit a worldside distribution although only one genus can truly be called cosmopolitan, while three others exhibit patchy worldwide distributions, excluding Australasia, and the remaining three are endemic Australasian. All seven families are represented in the photo library, which includes 112 taxa (species and subspecies) in 44 genera, 39% of all gecko genera.

Legend:
Photographic locality. Wherever possible precidence is given to wild specimens from known localitions, wherein the 'photographic locality' relates to the origin of the photographed specimens, rather than the taxon's entire range. The only exceptions are indicated by (captive) or (preserved specimen). These are either specimens photographed in captivity, where the locality given is a general distribution for the taxon, or preserved specimens photographed as biological voucher specimens.

Column D1. Digitized images - the bulk of the library consists of 35mm transparencies (mostly Kodachrome or Velvia) which are gradually being digitized [using Nikon CoolScan 4000 or Plustek OpticFilm 7600i] and stored on hard disc. 'X' indicates that digitized images are available, '[]' indicates that the transparencies of this taxon have yet to be digitized.

Column D2. Digital images - since 2005 digital images have also been taken [using Canon EOS 30D, 40D or 7D]. 'X' indicates that digital images are available in addition to digitized images for this taxon.


CARPHODACTYLIDAE
AUSTRALIAN PADLESS GECKOS

Carphodactylidae
Australian padless geckos
THICK-TAILED GECKO Underwoodisaurus milii
Adelaide, South Australia
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    Photographed specimen: D1. D2.
Nephrurus milii Thick-tailed gecko Australia (SA) X  


DIPLODACTYLIDAE
SOUTHERN GECKOS

Diplodactylidae
Southern geckos
MONTANE BAVAYIA
Bavayia montana
Mt Aoupinie, Province Nord,
New Caledonia
WESTERN GIANT CAVE GECKO Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus
Hunter River Gorge, Kimberley,
Western Australia
LESSER ROUGH-SNOUTED GIANT GECKO
Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus trachycephalus
Ile Moro, New Caledonia
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    Photograph locality: D1. D2.
Bavayia cyclura Forest bavayia New Caledonia X  
Bavayia geitaina Gracile bavayia New Caledonia X  
Bavayia montana Montane bavayia New Caledonia X  
Bavayia sauvagii Sauvage's bavayia New Caledonia X  
Bavayia septuiclavis Pale-striped bavayia New Caledonia X  
Oedura filicipoda Fringe-toed velvet gecko Australia (WA) X  
Oedura gracilis Gracile velvet gecko Australia (WA) X  
Oedura lesueurii Lesueur's velvet gecko Australia (NSW) X  
Oedura rhombifer Rhombic velvet gecko Australia (WA) X  
Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus Western giant cave gecko Australia (WA) X  
Rhacodactylus leachianus henkeli Henkel's giant gecko New Caledonia X  
Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus trachyrhynchus Rough-snouted giant gecko New Caledonia X  
Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus trachycephalus Lesser rough-snouted giant gecko New Caledonia X  

 

EUBLEPHARIDAE
EYELID GECKOS

Eublepharinae
Eyelid geckos
LEOPARD GECKO
Eublepharis macularis
West Asia
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EUBLEPHARINAE EYELID GECKOS Photograph locality: D1. D2.
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti Tucson banded gecko USA (Arizona) [] X
Eublepharis macularius Leopard gecko West Asia (captive) X  
Hemitheconyx caudicinctus African fat-tailed gecko West Africa (captive) X  



GEKKONIDAE
TRUE GECKOS

Gekkonidae
True geckos

PERSIAN SPIDER GECKO
Agamura persicus
West Asia

NORTH SRI LANKAN BOWFINGER GECKO
Geckoella yakhuna
Giritale, Sri Lanka
SPOTTED DTELLA
Gehyra punctata
Marble Bar, Pilbara, Western Australia
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    Photograph locality: D1. D2.
Afrogecko porphyreus Marbled leaf-toed gecko S.Africa (W.Cape) X  
Agamura persica Persian spider gecko Middle East (captive) X X
Bunopus spatalurus hajarensis Hajar tuberculated gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Bunopus tuberculatus Southern tuberculated gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Chondrodactylus bibroni Bibron's thick-toed gecko S.Africa (N.Cape, Mpumalanga) X  
Chondrodactylus turneri Turner's thick-toed gecko Namibia X  
Cnemaspis kandiana Kandian day gecko India (Karnataka), Sri Lanka X  
Cyrtodactylus cavernicolus Niah Caves gecko Borneo (Sarawak) (pres. spec.) X  
Cyrtodactylus cf. papuensis Papuan bent-toed gecko PNG (Southern Highlands) X X
Cyrtodactylus cf. pubisulcus Grooved bent-toed gecko Borneo (Brunei) X X
Cyrtodactylus sp. 1 (Timor) Timor bent-toed gecko Timor-Leste X X
Cyrtodactylus sp. 2 (Timor) Timor bent-toed gecko Timor-Leste X X
Cyrtodactylus sp. 3 (Timor) Timor bent-toed gecko Timor-Leste X X
Cyrtodactylus sp. 4 (Timor) Timor bent-toed gecko Timor-Leste X X
Cyrtodactylus sp. 5 (Timor) Timor bent-toed gecko Timor-Leste X X
Elasmodactylus tuberculosus Tuberculate thick-toed gecko Zambia X  
Geckoella triedrus Sri Lankan bowfinger gecko Sri Lanka X  
Geckoella yakhuna North Sri Lankan bowfinger gecko Sri Lanka X  
Gehyra mutilata Mutilated gecko PNG (Western, Central), Indonesia (Krakatau), Philippines (Luzon), Timor-Leste X X
Gehyra oceanica Oceanic gecko N.Marianas (Saipan) X  
Gehyra pilbara Pilbara dtella Australia (WA) X  
Gehyra punctata Spotted dtella Australia (WA) X  
Gehyra variegata Variegated dtella Australia (WA) X  
Gehyra xenopus Crocodile-faced dtella Australia (WA) X  
Gekko gecko gecko Tokay gecko Indonesia (Krakatau), Thailand, Philippines (Luzon), Timor-Leste X X
Gekko monarchus Monarch gecko Borneo (Sabah) X X
Gekko vittatus Palm gecko PNG (Madang) X X
Goggia lineata Striped dwarf leaf-toed gecko S.Africa (N.Cape) X  
Goggia rupicola Namaqualand dwarf leaf-toed gecko S.Africa (N.Cape) X  

PELAGIC GECKO
Nactus cf. pelagicus
Alotau-East Cape, Milne Bay Prov.,
Papua New Guinea
BARNARD'S ROUGH THICK-TOED GECKO
Pachydactylus barnardi
Springbok, Northern Cape Prov., S.Africa
TRIPOLI DWARF GECKO Tropidocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax
El Hussainya, Tagent, Mauritania
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Hemidactylus angulatus W.African house gecko Cameroon (Southwest) X  
Hemidactylus brookii Asian Brook's house gecko Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste X X
Hemidactylus echinus Spiny half-toed gecko Cameroon (Southwest) X  
Hemidactylus fasciatus fasciatus Banded half-toed gecko Cameroon (Southwest) X  
Hemidactylus flaviventris Yellow-bellied house gecko India (Chhattisgarh), UAE (Sharjah) X X
Hemidactylus frenatus Common house gecko PNG (Western, Madang, Central), Australia (Qld), New Caledonia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia (Krakatau), Thailand, Philippines (Batanes), Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei), India (Orissa), Sri Lanka X X
Hemidactylus leschenaultii Leschenault's half-toed gecko India (Karnataka, Orissa), Sri Lanka X  
Hemidactylus mabouia African house gecko S.Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal), Zambia, Brazil (Pará), Peru (Loreto) X  
Hemidactylus maculatus maculatus Northern spotted half-toed gecko India (Karnataka) X  
Hemidactylus palaichthus Guianan half-toed gecko Venezuela (Apure), Brazil (Roraima), Guyana X  
Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed gecko Philippines (Luzon), Indonesia (Komodo), Timor-Leste X X
Hemidactylus robustus Arabian gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Hemidactylus triedrus lankae Sri Lankan half-toed gecko Sri Lanka X  
Hemidactylus turcicus Turkish gecko USA (Illinois) X  
Hemiphyllodactylus typus Indo-Pacific tree gecko PNG (Central), Sri Lanka X  
Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko Australia (SA, WA, Qld) X  
Heteronotia spelea Desert cave gecko Australia (WA) X  
Homopholis wahlbergi Wahlberg's velvet gecko S.Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal) X  
Lepidodactylus lugubris Mourning gecko PNG (Western, Madang, Central), Philippines (Luzon), Guam X  
Lygodactylus bradfieldi Bradfield's dwarf gecko Namibia X  
Lygodactylus capensis capensis Cape dwarf gecko S.Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) X  
Lygodactylus conraui Cameroon pigmy gecko Cameroon (Southwest) X  
Nactus cf. pelagicus Pelagic gecko PNG (Western, Madang, Central, Oro, Milne Bay, Southern Highlands, West New Britain) X X
Pachydactylus austeni Austen's thick-toed gecko S.Africa (N.Cape) X  
Pachydactylus barnardi Barnard's rough thick-toed gecko S.Africa (N.Cape) X  
Pachydactylus geitje Ocellated thick-toed gecko S.Africa (W.Cape) X  
Pachydactylus punctatus Spotted thick-toed gecko Namibia X X
Pachydactylus rangei Namib s web-footed sand gecko S.Africa (W.Cape) [] X
Pachydactylus weberi Weber's thick-toed gecko S.Africa (N.Cape) X  
Phelsuma grandis Giant Madagascan day gecko Madagascar (captive) X X
Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata Peacock day gecko Madagascar (captive) X  
Rhoptropus boultoni Boulton's Namib day gecko Namibia X X
Stenodactylus arabicus Arabian short-fingered sand gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Stenodactylus doriae Doria's short-fingered gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Stenodactylus leptocosymbotus Omani short-fingered gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Tropidocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax Tripoli dwarf gecko Mauritania X  
Uroplatus fimbriatus Madagascan fat-tailed gecko Madagascar (captive) X  

 


PHYLLODACTYLIDAE
LEAF-TOED GECKOS

Phyllodactylidae
Leaf-toed geckos
SENEGALESE GECKO
Tarentola parvicarinata
Matmata, Oved le Glat, Tagant, Mauritania
NORTHERN TURNIP-TAIL GECKO Thecadactylus rapicauda
Yuwond Creek, Paramatakoi, Guyana
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    Photograph locality: D1. D2.
Asaccus caudivolvulus Musandam leaf-toed gecko UAE (Sharjah), Oman (Musandam) X X
Asaccus gallagheri Gallagher's leaf-toed gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Phyllodactylus xanti Cape leaf-toed gecko Mexico (Sonora) X  
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii Arabian fan-toed gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Tarentola annularis Egyptian gecko N.Africa (captive) X  
Tarentola chazaliae Helmeted gecko NW.Africa (captive) [] X
Tarentola mauritanica Moorish gecko Spain (Madrid) X X
Tarentola parvicarinata Senegalese gecko Mauritania X  

Thecadactylus rapicauda

 Turnip-tailed gecko Guyana, Costa Rica X  

 


PYGOPODIDAE
SCALY-FEET & SNAKE-LIZARDS

Lialisinae
Snake-lizards
Pygopodinae
Scaly-feet
BURTON'S SNAKE-LIZARD
Lialis burtonis
Manugoru, Magi Hwy, Central Prov., Papua New Guinea
PEACEABLE SCALY-FOOT
Delma pax
Warralong, Pilbara, Western Australia
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LIALISINAE SNAKE-LIZARDS Photograph locality: D1. D2.
Lialis burtonis Burton's snake-lizard PNG (Central, Western, Milne Bay), Australia (WA) X X
Lialis jicari Papuan snake-lizard PNG (Madang, Western) X  
PYGOPODINAE SCALY-FEET      
Delma borea Rusty-topped scaly-foot Australia (WA) X  

Delma butleri

 Butler's unbanded scaly-foot Australia (WA) X  

Delma pax

 Pilbara scaly-foot Australia (WA) X  

Delma tinca

 Excitable scaly-foot Australia (WA) X  


SPHAERODACTYLIDAE
AMERICAN GECKOS & THEIR ALLIES

Sphaerodactylinae
American geckos
insertae sedis
"their allies"
MARACA LEAF-LITTER GECKO Coleodactylus septentionalis
Ilhe Maracá, Roraima, Brazil
BALASH WONDER GECKO Teratoscincus microlepis
West Asia
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SPHAERODACTYLINAE AMERICAN GECKOS Photograph locality: D1. D2.
Coleodactylus septentrionalis Maracá leaf-litter gecko Brazil (Roraima) X  
Gonatodes albogularis fuscus C.American yellow-headed bent-toed gecko Costa Rica X  
Gonatodes ceciliae Trinidad bent-toed gecko Trinidad X  
Gonatodes humeralis Common bent-toed gecko Brazil (Roraima), Guyana, Peru (Loreto) X  
Gonatodes vittatus vittatus Striped bent-toed gecko Venezuela (Apure), Trinidad X  
Pseudogonatodes guinanensis guinanensis Guianan pigmy gecko Guyana X  
Sphaerodactylus elegans elegans Ashy gecko USA (captive) X  
Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus Painted-throated least gecko Costa Rica X  
Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus Thousand-spotted least gecko Honduras (Gracios a Dios) X  
Sphaerodactylus sp. Least gecko Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) X  
incertae sedis "THEIR ALLIES"      
Pristurus celerrimus Omani bar-tailed semaphore gecko Oman (Musandam) X X
Pristurus rupestris Persian semaphore gecko UAE (Sharjah) X X
Teratoscincus microlepis Balush small-scaled wonder gecko West Asia (captive) X  

Teratoscincus scincus scincus

 Northern wonder gecko West Asia (captive) X  

Teratoscincus scincus keyzerlingi

Striped wonder gecko

 West Asia (captive) X