Gehyra Punctata (Spotted Dtella)

IUCN Status: Not Assessed.

I've still got a lot to learn, and while that's exciting, it can be problematic too. I took this photo on my trip to Western Australia earlier this year. I'd done some modest reading about some of the animals we were likely to find, but not to the detail needed to know how to identify this species and some of the other geckos we would find.

To properly identify this species (and Gehyra pilbara) you need to look at the scales on the underside of the feet, and count how many scales on the toes are divided down the middle. So if you see a half mad looking person out in the bush somewhere with a jewllers eye piece cursing about "subdigital lamellae" you'll know what's going on.

I was just lucky I was with such a person in WA and could ask after the event from the comfort of my padded chair.... but I do know what to look for next time.