Gehyra spheniscus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species: Gehyra spheniscus

Name

Gehyra spheniscus Doughty, Palmer, Sistrom, Bauer & Donnellan, 2012: 126

• Holotype: WAM R171591, ♂, collected by C.A. Stevenson and R. Somaweera on 25 January 2010.
• Type locality: “Australia: Western Australia: Lower Monjon Rocks, Prince Regent River Nature Reserve (15.9775°S; 125.3678°E)”.
• Etymology: The epithet spheniscus (Latinized Greek), meaning a small wedge refers to the triangle-shaped wedge of granules on the toe pads.

References

Primary references

• Doughty, P., Palmer, R., Sistrom, M.J., Bauer, A.M. & Donnellan, S.C. 2012. Two new species of Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) geckos from the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 27(2): 117–134. DOI: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.27(2).2012.117-134 Reference page. 

Links

• Doughty, P. & Oliver, P.M. 2017. IUCN: Gehyra spheniscus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102795671A102795749. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102795671A102795749.en. Accessed on 07 December 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Small Wedge-toed Gecko