Ocellated velvet gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diplodactylidae |
Genus: | Oedura |
Species: | O. monilis |
Binomial name | |
Oedura monilis De Vis, 1888 | |
The ocellated velvet gecko, ocellated gecko, or blotched gecko (Oedura monilis) is a gecko endemic to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. [1] The species was formerly known as Oedura attenboroughi before it fell out of use due to the species name being synonymised. [2] [3]
Oedura is a genus of medium to large geckos, lizards in the family Diplodactylidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. Species in the genus are referred to by the common name velvet geckos.
The Diplodactylidae are a family in the suborder Gekkota (geckos), with over 150 species in 25 genera. These geckos occur in Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. Diplodactylids are the most ecologically diverse and widespread family of geckos in both Australia and New Caledonia, and are the only family of geckos found in New Zealand. Three diplodactylid genera have recently been split into multiple new genera.
Amalosia jacovae, also known commonly as the clouded gecko or the clouded velvet gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Oedura bella, sometimes called the gulf marbled velvet gecko, is a species of geckos endemic to Queensland and Northern Territory in Australia.
The northern velvet gecko is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Oedura cincta, or inland marbled velvet gecko, is an Australian species of gecko.
Oedura coggeri, commonly known as the northern spotted velvet gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
The fringe-toed velvet gecko is a gecko endemic to Western Australia.
Oedura fimbria, also called the western marbled velvet gecko, is a species of geckos endemic to Western Australia.
Oedura gemmata, also called the jewelled velvet gecko or dotted velvet gecko, is a gecko endemic to Northern Territory in Australia.
The gracilis velvet gecko is a gecko endemic to Western Australia.
The Quinkan velvet gecko is a gecko endemic to Australia.
Oedura luritja, also called the Mereenie velvet gecko, is a species of geckos endemic to the Northern Territory of Australia.
The marbled velvet gecko is a gecko endemic to Australia.
Oedura murrumanu, also called the limestone range velvet gecko, is a gecko endemic to Australia.
The southern spotted velvet gecko, also known commonly as Tryon's velvet gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Oedura argentea is a species of velvet gecko that has been recently described from the sandstone ranges of central-north Queensland, Australia.
Oedura picta, the ornate velvet gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to Queensland in Australia. It, along with two other species, was first formally named in 2019.
Oedura lineata, the Arcadia velvet gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to Queensland in Australia. It, along with two other species, was first formally named in 2019.
Oedura elegans, the elegant velvet gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. It, along with two other species, was first formally named in 2019.