Giant cave gecko

Giant cave gecko
	Pseudothecadactylus lindneri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Pseudothecadactylus
Species:	P. lindneri
Binomial name
	Pseudothecadactylus lindneri; Cogger, 1975
Synonyms
	Rhacodactylus lindneri ; (Cogger, 1975);

The giant cave gecko (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri), also known commonly as the northern giant cave gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, lindneri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist David A. Lindner.

Description

Adults of P. lindneri usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 9.5 cm (3.7 in). The dorsal coloration is dark purplish brown, with lighter irregular crossbands. The crossbands are pale orange to cream-colored, and often do not meet neatly in the middle.

Geographic range

P. lindneri is found in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. lindneri is caves and crevices in sandstone escarpments.

Reproduction

P. lindneri is oviparous.

References

1 2 3 Gillespie, G.; Greenlees, M.; Fenner, A.; McDonald, P.; Woinarski, J. (2018). "Pseudothecadactylus lindneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T75605268A75605272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T75605268A75605272.en. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
1 2 3 4 Species Pseudothecadactylus lindneri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, p. 158).
↑ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Northern Giant Cave Gecko Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, pp. 120–121).

Cogger HG (1975). "New lizards of the genus Pseudothecadactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Arnhem Land and northwestern Australia". Records of the Australian Museum 30 (3): 87–97. (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, new species).
Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 256 pp. (Rhacodactylus lindneri). (in German).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Gillespie, G.; Greenlees, M.; Fenner, A.; McDonald, P.; Woinarski, J. (2018). "Pseudothecadactylus lindneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T75605268A75605272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T75605268A75605272.en. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Pseudothecadactylus lindneri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, p. 158).

[4] Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Northern Giant Cave Gecko Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, pp. 120–121).

Giant cave gecko

Pseudothecadactylus lindneri
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Pseudothecadactylus
Species:	P. lindneri
Binomial name
*Pseudothecadactylus lindneri* Cogger, 1975
Synonyms
Rhacodactylus lindneri (Cogger, 1975)