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VELVET GECKO FACTS |
Description
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. The sides are dark grey or brown. The underside is whitish. The skin is granular. The tail is long and flattened.
Other Names
Lesueur's Gecko
Size
8cm excluding tail
Habitat
Usually found in caves or crevices in rock.
Food
Feeds on open rock faces for insects and other invertebrates
Breeding
Lays clutches of 2 parchment-shelled eggs
Range
coast and ranges of New South Wales and south east Queensland
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Sauria) | | Family: | Gekkonidae | | Genus: | Oedura | | Species: | lesueurii | | Common Name: | Velvet Gecko |
Relatives in same Genus
Robust Velvet Gecko (O. robusta)
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