Sydney Leaf-tailed Gecko (Broad-tailed Gecko)
Image: Queensland Museum
Phyllurus platurus
(Shaw 1790)
Etymology: ‘Flat-tailed’.
Snout-vent length: To 95 mm.
Distribution: Confined to the Sydney Sandstones, New South Wales.
Habitat: On sandstone outcrops.
Conservation status: Protected, Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW).
This is the first described and best known species of leaf-tailed gecko having occupied the homes and gardens of Sydney residents since the time of first European settlement.
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