Australian Marbled Velvet Gecko

Scales smooth and velvety in texture.

Australian marbled velvet gecko.

Text is available under the creative commons. The marbled velvet gecko lives in crevices among rocks overhangs under loose bark and in human dwellings. The sides are dark grey or brown. Marbled gecko gekko grosmanni.

Can be banded or spotted. Marbled velvet gecko oedura marmorata snout vent length. This page was last edited on 9 august 2019 at 00 52 utc. When you buy a lizard from us you automatically receive our 100 live arrival guarantee.

The inland marbled velvet gecko measures with a snout vent length an average of 90mm but up to 108mm with a thick tail and five or six light bands across the body over a purplish brown background. Basic wildlife license required in victoria note. Habitat the marbled velvet gecko is found across south australia the northern territory western australia queensland and new south wales. The marbled velvet gecko oedura marmorata is a gecko endemic to australia.

The marbled gecko is a small soft bellied lizard up to 150mm long. The underside is whitish. The skin is granular. References this article about a gecko is a stub.

Systematic revision of the marbled velvet geckos oedura marmorata species complex diplodactylidae from the australian arid and semi arid zones march 2016 zootaxa 4088 2 151. Click to continue broad tailed gecko phyllurus platurus. You re most likely to find them between pieces of wood in your garden in your roof or even indoors behind a picture frame. Oedura cincta or inland marbled velvet gecko is an australian species of gecko.

Velvet gecko oedura lesueurii the velvet gecko is pale grey to brown above with a broad band down its back that forms a zigzag pattern or series of diamonds. These reptiles remain fairly small and absolutely devour insects. Marbled geckos are actually quite common in some parts of melbourne but people rarely see them because they are nocturnal. We can can freight marbled velvet geckos to airports serviced by australian air express.

A complete guide to reptiles of australia. They can grow up to 18cm total length. Up to 11 cm distinguishing features. They primarily feed on insects but may also eat small reptiles.

You can help wikipedia by expanding it. Purplish brown with 5 to 6 irregular bands narrower and paler than interspaces between neck and hips. The tail is long and flattened. Marbled velvet geckoes are carnivores.