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'''''Diplodactylus lateroides''''', sometimes called the '''speckled stone gecko''', is a species of [[gecko]]s endemic to [[Australia]].<ref name="The Reptile Database">{{cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diplodactylus&species=lateroides&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Diplodactylus+lateroides%27%29%29|title=Diplodactylus lateroides|website=The Reptile Database|accessdate=2017-11-11}}</ref>
'''''Diplodactylus lateroides''''', sometimes called the '''speckled stone gecko''', is a species of [[gecko]]s endemic to [[Australia]].<ref name="The Reptile Database">{{cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diplodactylus&species=lateroides&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Diplodactylus+lateroides%27%29%29|title=Diplodactylus lateroides|website=The Reptile Database|accessdate=2017-11-11}}</ref>

This species is found in Western Australia, specifically the Darling Range, a series of low rugged ranges that extend from near Perth and to the far southwest of Western Australia. The existence of an outlying population in the Stirling Range was recently confirmed.

The Speckled Stone Gecko is terrestrial and can be found under debris, logs and rocks in forest, open woodlands, and heathlands.


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[[Category:Geckos of Australia]]
[[Category:Geckos of Australia]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 2013]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 2013]]
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[[Category:Taxa named by Paul M. Oliver]]



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Latest revision as of 05:18, 3 March 2021

Diplodactylus lateroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. lateroides
Binomial name
Diplodactylus lateroides
Doughty & P. Oliver, 2013

Diplodactylus lateroides, sometimes called the speckled stone gecko, is a species of geckos endemic to Australia.[1]

This species is found in Western Australia, specifically the Darling Range, a series of low rugged ranges that extend from near Perth and to the far southwest of Western Australia. The existence of an outlying population in the Stirling Range was recently confirmed.

The Speckled Stone Gecko is terrestrial and can be found under debris, logs and rocks in forest, open woodlands, and heathlands.

References

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  1. ^ "Diplodactylus lateroides". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.