Diplodactylus savagei

Diplodactylus savagei
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. savagei
Binomial name
	Diplodactylus savagei; Kluge, 1963
Synonyms
	Diplodactylus savagei; Kluge, 1963; Manwellisaurus savagei; — Wells & Wellington, 1989; Diplodactylus savagei; — Kluge, 1993;

Last updated October 02, 2025

Diplodactylus savagei, known commonly as the yellow-spotted Pilbara gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, savagei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.^[3]

Geographic range

D. savagei is found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. savagei are shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas.^[1]

Description

Dorsally, D. savagei is dark reddish brown, with yellowish spots which tend to form transverse dashes. The ventral surfaces are white.^[2]

Reproduction

D. savagei is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Doughty, P.; Oliver, P.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Diplodactylus savagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102674019A102674045. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102674019A102674045.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Species Diplodactylus savagei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 savagei, p. 233).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Kluge AG (1963). "Three new species of the Gekkonid Lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray from Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum14 (3): 545-553 + Plates 34–35. (Diplodactylus savagei, new species, pp. 550–553 + Plate 35).
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_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Doughty, P.; Oliver, P.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Diplodactylus savagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102674019A102674045. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102674019A102674045.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Diplodactylus savagei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[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 savagei, p. 233).

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