Reptile Oedura robusta (Robust Velvet Gecko)

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Scientific Name: Oedura robusta

Common Names: Robust Velvet Gecko

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Lacertilia

Family: Diplodactylidae

Distribution: S.E. Qld, N.E. NSW; in DSF

Habitat: DSF and also buildings/houses.

Field Notes: Blotched gecko to 80mm. Pale blotches down back and plump tail.
Found under bark, rock crevices and houses. Eggs soft shelled.

Sources; A Complete Guide To Reptiles of Australia (ed 3). S.Wilson and G. Swan.
Wikipedia article, Oedura.

 

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