Diplodactylus klugei

Diplodactylus klugei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Diplodactylus
Species:	D. klugei
Binomial name
	Diplodactylus klugei; Aplin & Adams, 1998

Last updated January 22, 2026

Diplodactylus klugei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, klugei, is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge.^[2]

Description

D. klugei is slender-bodied. The rostral is in contact with the nostril. The subdigital lamellae are granular, with the terminal plates enlarged.^[3]

Geographic range

D. klugei is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. klugei are desert, grassland, and savanna.^[1]

Behavior

D. klugei is terrestrial.^[1]

Reproduction

D. klugei is oviparous.^[4]

References

1 2 3 Doughty, P.; Oliver, P.M.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Diplodactylus klugei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102673546A102673553. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673546A102673553.en .
↑ 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 klugei, p. 143).
↑ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Diplodactylus klugei, pp. 98-99).
1 2 "Diplodactylus klugei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

Aplin KP, Adams M (1998). "Morphological and genetic discrimination of new species and subspecies of gekkonid and scincid lizards (Squamata: Lacertilia) from the Carnarvon Basin region of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia81: 201–223. (Diplodactylus klugei, new species).
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 (1): 51–94. (Diplodactylus klugei, pp. 62–63).
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (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 3 Doughty, P.; Oliver, P.M.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Diplodactylus klugei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102673546A102673553. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673546A102673553.en .

[2] 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 klugei, p. 143).

[3] Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Diplodactylus klugei, pp. 98-99).

[RDB-4] 1 2 "Diplodactylus klugei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

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