Crenadactylus

Clawless gecko
Crenadactylus - Dixon and Kluge, 1964

Pronunciation:

KREN-ah-DAK-till-us

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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 7 out of 7 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: Pilbara clawless gecko (Crenadactylus pilbarensis) at cm
Longest Australian species: south-western clawless gecko (Crenadactylus ocellatus) at 3.5 cm

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Alice Springs, Northern Territory Photo © Stewart Macdonald		Crenadactylus horni Central Uplands clawless gecko Year described (Lucas & Frost 1895) Description

Mitchell Plateau, Western Australia Photo © Stewart Macdonald		Crenadactylus naso Kimberley clawless gecko Year described Storr 1978 Description

Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia Photo © Ray Lloyd		Crenadactylus occidentalis Western clawless gecko Year described Doughty, Ellis & Oliver 2016 Description "A medium-sized (to 32.6 mm SVL) species of Crenadactylus with wide (HW/HL 0.50–0.60) head. Rostral in full contact with nostril, internasal (if present) not extending beyond supranasal, 2 (occasionally 3) small postmentals, dorsal scales homogeneous and weakly keeled, 3–4 pre-cloacal pores, innermost pore-bearing scales separated by an intervening scale, no enlarged tubercles on original tails. Ground colour tan and light brown; dorsal pattern consists of well-defined pale and dark longitudinal stripes, small pale white to orange spots comprised of 2– 3 scales may be present, lateral zones pale to dark grey with at most faint uniform stippling (not forming lines); ventrum pale off-white with stippling absent to moderate." (Doughty, Ellis & Oliver 2016)

Perth region, Western Australia Photo © Stewart Macdonald		Crenadactylus ocellatus South-western clawless gecko Year described (Gray 1845) Description

Hamersley Range, Western Austral Photo © Ray Lloyd		Crenadactylus pilbarensis Pilbara clawless gecko Year described Doughty, Ellis & Oliver 2016 Description

Geikie Gorge, Western Australia Photo © Paul Oliver		Crenadactylus rostralis South-west Kimberley clawless gecko Year described Storr 1978 Description

Exmouth region, Western Australia Photo © Stewart Macdonald		Crenadactylus tuberculatus Cape Range clawless gecko Year described Doughty, Ellis & Oliver 2016 Description "A very small (to 27.7 mm SVL) species of Crenadactylus with long (HL/SVL 0.30–0.35) and narrow (HW/HL 0.43–0.50) head. Rostral in full contact with nostril, internasal (if present) not extending beyond supranasal, 2 small postmentals, dorsal scales heterogeneous with scattered enlarged keeled tubercles, males with 4 pre-cloacal pores with innermost pore-bearing scales separated by a small intervening scale, no enlarged tubercles on original tails. Ground colour light to dark greyish-brown, dorsal pattern consists of weakly-contrasting pale and dark longitudinal stripes, small pale spots may be present in dorsolateral zone, lateral zones grey with at most faint uniform stippling (not forming irregular lines), ventrum pale off-white with stippling absent to weak." (Doughty, Ellis & Oliver 2016)

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