Gehyra kimberleyi

Gehyra kimberleyi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gehyra
Species:	G. kimberleyi
Binomial name
	Gehyra kimberleyi; Börner & Schüttler, 1983
Synonyms
	Gehyra kimberleyi; Börner & Schüttler, 1983; Dactyloperus kimberleyi; — Wells & Wellington, 1984; Gehyra kimberleyi; — Kluge, 1993;

Last updated September 28, 2025

Gehyra kimberleyi, also known commonly as the Kimberley dtella, the robust termitaria dtella, and the robust termitaria gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, kimberleyi, refers to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.^[3]

Description

G. kimberleyi usually has a snout-to vent length (SVL) of about 6 cm (2.4 in). It has 7–9 upper labials, and it has long narrow postmental scales. The expanded portion of the fourth toe has 6–9 subdigital lamellae, which are divided.^[4]

Geographic range

G. kimberleyi is found in the northwestern part of the state of Western Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of G. kimberleyi is termite nests (termitaria).^[2]

Reproduction

G. kimberleyi is oviparous.^[2]

References

↑ Oliver, P.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Gehyra kimberleyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102794726A102794785. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102794726A102794785.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Gehyra kimberleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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. (Gehyra kimberleyi, p. 141).
↑ Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Gehyra kimberleyi, pp. 152-153).

Börner, Achim-Rüdiger; Schüttler, Brigette I. (1983). "An additional note on the Australian geckos of the genus Gehyra ". Miscellaneous Articles in Saurology12: 1–4. (Gehyra kimberleyi, new species).
Cogger, Harold G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Oliver, Paul M.; Bourke, Gayleen; Pratt, Renae C.; Doughty, Paul; Moritz, Craig (2016). "Systematics of small Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia: redescription of G. kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 and description of a new restricted range species". Zootaxa4107 (1): 049–064.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Oliver, P.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Gehyra kimberleyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102794726A102794785. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102794726A102794785.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Gehyra kimberleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[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. (Gehyra kimberleyi, p. 141).

[4] Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Gehyra kimberleyi, pp. 152-153).

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