Gehyra pulingka

Gehyra pulingka (occasionally referred to as the rock-dwelling dtella, and more rarely the Umuwa spotted dtella^[2]) is a species of gecko endemic to Australia.^[1][3][4][5] It occurs in north-west South Australia,^[1][3][4][5] the mid Northern Territory,^[6] and Western Australia to the eastern Rawlinson Ranges.^[1][4][5] It is described as being generally dark-skinned with a pattern of light and dark markings over its body; however, light-skinned variants with similar patterns have been found.^[5]

Gehyra pulingka
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gehyra
Species:	G. pulingka
Binomial name
Gehyra pulingka Hutchinson, Sistrom, Donnellan, & Hutchinson, 2014

Etymology

The species name comes from the Pitjantjatjara language, from the words puli, meaning 'rock' or 'hill', and the suffix of ngka, meaning 'of', or 'pertaining to'.^[5]