Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko
S1, profile
Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko
S1, Foot, dorsal
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| Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko S1, profile | | Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko S1, Foot, dorsal | | ||
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 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia) | ||||||||||||
| Order: | Scaled Reptiles (Squamata) | |||||||||||||
| Family: | Gecko (Gekkota:Diplodactylidae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||
| Species: | Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus intermedius)| This Photo: | 🔍S1, Eye🔎 | Thank you Matthew Connors (Matthew_Connors) & Sam Gordon (SamGordon) for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere 5 fingers & 5 toes. ~50mm to 60mm SVL. S1 found by Matthew Connors when he came for a visit The "spines" are not sharp, quite rounded, and are pale orange. Can be seen more in profile shots of the tail, protruding above the other scales. They extend up on the abdomen, almost like wavy lines, to the neck behind the head.
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