Diplodactylus platyurus

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Diplodactylus platyurus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. platyurus
Binomial name
Diplodactylus platyurus
Parker, 1926

Diplodactylus platyurus, sometimes called the eastern fat-tailed gecko, is a gecko endemic to Australia. [1]

It is found in Queensland and South Australia.

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References

  1. "Diplodactylus platyurus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.