''Diplodactylus'' is a

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gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates. They range from . Geckos are unique among lizards ...

s of the

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Diplodactylidae The Diplodactylidae are a Family (biology), family in the suborder Gekkota (geckos), with over 150 species in 25 Genus, genera. These geckos occur in Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. Diplodactylids are the most ecologically diverse and ...

from

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. They are sometimes called stone geckos or fat-tailed geckos. Member

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are morphologically similar but genetically distinct.

Species

The following 27 species are included in ''Diplodactylus'': *'' Diplodactylus ameyi'' – eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko *'' Diplodactylus barraganae'' – gulf fat-tailed gecko *'' Diplodactylus bilybara'' – western fat-tailed gecko *'' Diplodactylus calcicolus'' – south coast gecko *'' Diplodactylus capensis'' –

Cape Range The Cape Range is a small subrange of the Kitimat Ranges, located on the southern end of Calvert Island, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three ...

stone gecko *'' Diplodactylus conspicillatus'' – burrow-plug gecko, variable fat-tailed gecko *'' Diplodactylus custos'' –

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fat-tailed gecko *'' Diplodactylus fulleri'' – Lake Disappointment ground gecko *'' Diplodactylus furcosus'' – forked gecko, Ranges stone gecko *'' Diplodactylus galaxias'' – Northern

Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated regions of Western Australia, region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people; wealth disparity; its ancient landscapes; the prevailing r ...

beak-faced gecko *'' Diplodactylus galeatus'' – helmeted gecko *'' Diplodactylus granariensis'' – western stone gecko *'' Diplodactylus hillii'' – northern fat-tailed gecko *'' Diplodactylus kenneallyi'' – Kenneally's gecko *''

Diplodactylus klugei ''Diplodactylus klugei'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''klugei'', is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge. Description ''D. klugei ...

'' – Kluge's gecko *'' Diplodactylus laevis'' – desert fat-tailed gecko *'' Diplodactylus lateroides'' – speckled stone gecko *'' Diplodactylus mitchelli'' – Pilbara stone gecko *'' Diplodactylus nebulosus'' *'' Diplodactylus ornatus'' – ornate stone gecko *'' Diplodactylus platyurus'' – eastern fat-tailed gecko *'' Diplodactylus polyophthalmus'' – spotted sandplain gecko *'' Diplodactylus pulcher'' – fine-faced gecko *'' Diplodactylus savagei'' – yellow-spotted Pilbara gecko *''

Diplodactylus tessellatus ''Diplodactylus tessellatus'', commonly known as the tessellated gecko, is a small terrestrial lizard found distributed in inland New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia and the north western corner of Victoria (Australia) ...

'' – tessellated gecko *''

Diplodactylus vittatus ''Diplodactylus vittatus'', commonly known as the eastern stone gecko, stone gecko, and wood gecko, is a species of diplodactylid lizards that occurs in forest, shrubland and arid regions across Australia. It is widespread across the states of Q ...

'' – eastern stone gecko, stone gecko, wood gecko *'' Diplodactylus wiru'' – desert wood gecko ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Diplodactylus''.

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