Image: Lesueur's Velvet Gecko

Lesueur's Velvet Gecko

Photographer:

Dr S. Chyb

Rights:

© Dr S. Chyb

Common name:

Velvet Gecko

Scientific name:

Oedura lesueurii

Family:

Gekkonidae

Order:

Squamata

Location:

Griffith, ACT

Date taken:

29 August 2010

Additional information

This gecko was photographed in a garden in Canberra and is commonly known as Lesueur's velvet gecko. This species is the most variable and widley distributed member of its genus. Usually found living in caves or crevices, or under exfoliating slabs on large rock slopes and ridges. It forages on the open rock faces and among ground litter at the edges of the rock faces for insects and other invertebrates.

Last Updated: 1 March 2011