| Gehyra kimberleyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. kimberleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gehyra kimberleyi | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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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.
The specific name, kimberleyi, refers to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. [3]
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]
G. kimberleyi is found in the northwestern part of the state of Western Australia. [2]
The preferred habitat of G. kimberleyi is termite nests (termitaria). [2]
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