Diplodactylus fulleri

Diplodactylus fulleri
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Diplodactylus
Species:	D. fulleri
Binomial name
	Diplodactylus fulleri; Storr, 1978

Last updated January 22, 2026

Diplodactylus fulleri, sometimes called the Lake Disappointment ground gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, fulleri, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Phillip John Fuller.^[3]

Geographic range

D. fulleri is found in Western Australia in the vicinity of Kumpupintil Lake (formerly Lake Disappointment).^[2] The type locality given by Storr is "5 km W of the mouth of Savoury Creek".

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. fulleri is shrubs near the salt lake.^[1]

Reproduction

D. fulleri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Catt, G.; Moritz, C.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Diplodactylus fulleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102673135A102673164. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673135A102673164.en .
1 2 3 "Diplodactylus fulleri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diplodactylus fulleri, p. 95).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Ellis RJ, Doughty P, Bauer AM (2018). "An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum". Records of the Western Australian Museum33: 51–94. (Diplodactylus fulleri, p. 60).
Storr GM (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum6 (3): 337–352. (Diplodactylus fulleri, new species, pp. 345–346, Plate 4).
Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Catt, G.; Moritz, C.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Diplodactylus fulleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102673135A102673164. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673135A102673164.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 "Diplodactylus fulleri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diplodactylus fulleri, p. 95).

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