Giant Cave Gecko (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri)

Giant Cave Gecko (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri), Taronga Zoo, Sydney

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GIANT CAVE GECKO FACTS

Description
A large purplish gecko, with obscure yellow or orange bands. The tail is long, slender, cylindrical, and prehensile.

This species emerges from its deep crevice and cave refuges after dark, hunting on rock faces and nearby vegetation for invertebrates and smaller geckos.

Author credit: Lindley McKay

Habitat
Sandstone areas.

Food
Carnivore

Range
Northern Australia.

distribution map showing range of Pseudothecadactylus lindneri in Australia

distribution map showing range of Pseudothecadactylus lindneri in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Classification

Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata (Sauria)
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Pseudothecadactylus
Species:	lindneri
Common Name:	Giant Cave Gecko