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Southern Sandplain Gecko - profile

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Scientific name: Lucasium microplax
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerableexternal link
Commonwealth status: Not listedexternal link
Gazetted date: 25 Jun 2004
Profile last updated: 14 Mar 2025

Description

Brown or reddish brown, typically with a pale vertebral stripe that commences as separate stripes from each eye that converge and fuse at the nape. Individuals reach a total length of approximately 90 mm. Until recently this species was listed under the name Diplodactylus stenodactylus.

Distribution

In NSW, known from four separate locations in the state's far west. These are Sturt National Park, Mutawintji National Park, Loch Lilly, 125km south of Broken Hill, and Thurloo Downs, 145km east of Tibooburra.

Habitat and ecology

  • Habitat preferences largely unknown. In NSW, the species has been reported from red sand habitats and elsewhere from savannah woodland and stony areas with shrubs.
  • The species is nocturnal foraging on small insects.

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