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Northern Pilbara beak-faced gecko

northern Pilbara beak-faced gecko (Diplodactylus galaxias)
Millstream, Western Australia
Photo © Jordan Vos
Diplodactylus galaxias - Doughty, Pepper & Keogh, 2010
Pronunciation  DIP-low-DAK-till-us  
Etymology  Diplodactylus: 'double-toe'.1
galaxias: 'in reference to the widely-scattered spots on the dorsum which resemble stars in a galaxy. Used as a noun in apposition.'2
Other names   
 
Snout-to-vent length
Species avg: 4.4 cm
Female avg: 4.4 cm
Male avg: 3.8 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
Average: 2
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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.2

Similar species

Yellow-spotted Pilbara gecko (Diplodactylus savagei) - larger body size; fatter and shorter tail; heavy spots that form transverse rows versus scattered fine spots;2

Taxonomic notes

This species was described by Doughty, Pepper & Keogh in 2010.2

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