Stone geckos
Diplodactylus - Gray, 1882

Pronunciation:	DIP-low-DAK-till-us
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Taxonomic notes:	Some members of this genus have been moved to Lucasium.
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Statistics:	Reproductive modes: Oviparous - 18 out of 18 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: northern Pilbara beak-faced gecko (Diplodactylus galaxias) at 4.4 cm  Longest Australian species: western stone gecko (Diplodactylus granariensis) at 7 cm
Number of Australian species:	18
	Eucla, Western Australia Photo © Ray Lloyd Diplodactylus calcicolus South coast gecko Year described Hutchinson, Doughty & Oliver 2009 Description A medium-sized, member of the eastern stone gecko (Diplodactylus vittatus) complex. Typically with: longer tail; highly broken and spotted pattern, but showing considerable within-population variation; flanks marked with spots of various sizes; and dorsum background colour usually variegated by a mixture of lighter and darker scales.1 - Hutchinson et al. (2009). Taxonomic revision of the stone geckos (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Diplodactylus) of southern Australia. Zootaxa, 2167:25-46. Exmouth, Western Australia Photo © David Fischer Diplodactylus capensis Cape Range stone gecko Year described Doughty, Oliver & Adams 2008 Description "Light reddish brown dorsal colouration with pale continuous dorsal stripe with transverse bars."2 - Doughty et al. (2008). Systematics of stone geckos in the genus Diplodactylus (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from northwestern Australia, with a description of a new species from the Northwest Cape, Western Australia . Records of the Western Australian Museum, 24:247-265. Medium to large. Stout head. Tall labial scales. Mental scale similar in size to infralabials. Elongate tail. Wide scansors with a row of descrete, unbroken subdigital lamellae. Mideium-sized dorsal scales. 25 vertebrae.2 - Doughty et al. (2008). Systematics of stone geckos in the genus Diplodactylus (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from northwestern Australia, with a description of a new species from the Northwest Cape, Western Australia . Records of the Western Australian Museum, 24:247-265. Moranbah, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald Diplodactylus conspicillatus Fat-tailed gecko Year described Lucas & Frost 1897 Description Diplodactylus fulleri Lake Disappointment ground gecko Year described Storr 1978 Description Burra region, South Australia Photo © Jordan de Jong Diplodactylus furcosus Ranges stone gecko Year described Peters 1863 Description 'Dorsal colour medium brown, grey-brown or tan. Beige vertebral stripe with strongly scalloped tozigzagged margins, sometimes broken into a chain of angular pale blotches. Vertebral stripe bifurcates on thenape forming a pair of pale stripes, margined with black, terminating at the eye, and leaving an invertedtriangular patch of the dorsal colour on the crown and occiput of the head. Blackish paravertebral margins ofvertebral stripe prominent but narrow (one to two scales wide) and contrasting sharply with both the lightvertebral colour and the medium shade of the upper lateral zone. Upper lateral zone usually well marked withone or more irregular series of small to moderate, well-defined, and sometimes dark-edged circular spots. Aswith the paravertebral markings, any dark margins of the spots tend to contrast sharply with the adjacentcolour. The background colour of the upper lateral zone is uniform, without a peppering of lighter or darkerscales. Venter immaculate off-white.'1 - Hutchinson et al. (2009). Taxonomic revision of the stone geckos (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Diplodactylus) of southern Australia. Zootaxa, 2167:25-46. Millstream, Western Australia Photo © Jordan Vos Diplodactylus galaxias Northern Pilbara beak-faced gecko Year described Doughty, Pepper & Keogh 2010 Description Small-bodied gecko, cylindrical in body shape with a small, flattened head. Tail is cylindrical, increasing slightly in width towards tip but ultimately tapering. Small eyes. Upper eyelids lack spiny ridges. Long and pointed snout with a blunt tip. Supranasal scale contacts nostril, along with the 6 postnasal scales. Rostal scale is roughly hexagonal with a crease, and is bordered by enlarged supralabial, supranasal and internarial scales. Other scales on upper and lower jaw not enlarged, being similar in size to adjoining rows of scales. Mental scale is wider than long, with adjacent gular scales enlarged and in 2-3 rows. Limbs slender and of moderate length. Digits with moderately enlarged apical plates either side of a claw. 6-9 pairs of enlarged lamellae along underside of digit, decreasing to tubercles on the palmar and plantar surfaces. Dorsal and ventral scales approximately equal in size. Caudal scales on original tail are flattened and enlarged, tending towards forming transverse rows. Reddish colour with small pale yellow spots scattered irregularly across back and limbs. Dark streak through eyes, weakly connecting on neck. Ventral surface pale, with a gradual change from dorsal colour.3 - Doughty et al. (2010). Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species. Zootaxa, 2393:33-45. Alice Springs, Northern Territory Captive animal kindly provided by Danny Brown Photo © Stewart Macdonald Diplodactylus galeatus Helmeted gecko Year described Kluge 1963 Description Kalbarri, Western Australia Photo © David Fischer Diplodactylus granariensis Western stone gecko Year described Storr 1979 Description Diplodactylus kenneallyi Kenneally's gecko Year described Storr 1988 Description Monkey Mia, Western Australia Photo © David Fischer Diplodactylus klugei Kluge's gecko Year described Aplin & Adams 1998 Description Millstream, Western Australia Photo © Jordan Vos Diplodactylus mitchelli Pilbara stone gecko Year described Kluge 1963 Description Shark Bay, Western Australia Photo © David Fischer Diplodactylus ornatus Ornate stone gecko Year described Gray 1845 Description Perth, Western Australia Photo © Jordan Vos Diplodactylus polyophthalmus Speckled stone gecko Year described Günther 1867 Description Leonora, Western Australia Photo © David Fischer Diplodactylus pulcher Fine-faced gecko Year described (Steindachner 1870) Description Nullagine, Western Australia Photo © Jordan Vos Diplodactylus savagei Yellow-spotted Pilbara gecko Year described Kluge 1963 Description Windorah, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald Diplodactylus tessellatus Tessellated gecko Year described Günther 1875 Description Barakula State Forest, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald Diplodactylus vittatus Eastern stone gecko Year described Gray 1832 Description Diplodactylus wiru Desert wood gecko Year described Hutchinson, Doughty & Oliver 2009 Description

1. Hutchinson, M.N.; Doughty, P.; & Oliver, P.M. (2009). Taxonomic revision of the stone geckos (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Diplodactylus) of southern Australia. Zootaxa, 2167:25-46.
2. Doughty, Paul; Oliver, Paul; & Adams, Mark (2008). Systematics of stone geckos in the genus Diplodactylus (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from northwestern Australia, with a description of a new species from the Northwest Cape, Western Australia . Records of the Western Australian Museum, 24:247-265.
3. Doughty, P.; Pepper, M.; & Keogh, J.S. (2010). Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species. Zootaxa, 2393:33-45.