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Species profile—Diplodactylus laevis (desert fat-tailed gecko)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Diplodactylidae (diplodactylid geckos) → Diplodactylus laevis (desert fat-tailed gecko)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Diplodactylidae (diplodactylid geckos)
Scientific name
Diplodactylus laevis (Sternfield, 1924)
Common name
desert fat-tailed gecko
Type reference
Sternfield, R. (1924). Beitrage zur Herpetologie Inner-Australiens. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges 38, 221-251.
WildNet taxon ID
35617
Synonym(s)
Gymnodactylus laevis
Diplodactylus conspicillatus
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35617.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022