Bynoe's prickly gecko

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Bynoe's prickly gecko
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Heteronotia
Species:
H. planiceps
Binomial name
Heteronotia planiceps
Storr, 1989

Bynoe's prickly gecko (Heteronotia planiceps) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Australia. [2]

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References

  1. Ellis, R.; Moritz, C.; Shea, G. (2017). "Heteronotia planiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T56796562A56796598. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T56796562A56796598.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Heteronotia planiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database