Christinus marmoratus

Southern Marbled Gecko at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

	Christinus marmoratus	26 Oct 2020	DonFletcher
	Christinus marmoratus	26 Oct 2020	TimL

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The gecko was found dead, attached to a wall by its toe pads as reported in sighting 4353412. This follow up sighting provides additional close up details of the gecko at 3X and 5X magnification. The third and fourth images show a close-up of the toe pads which contain thousands of microscopic hairs that interact with surface molecules via Van de Waals Forces, allowing the gecko to adhere to most surfaces. The final image is a close-up of the body scales. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

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DonFletcher wrote:

26 Oct 2020

Thanks for these photos and notes

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Location information

Coordinates 149.064048 -35.213350
Altitude 591.8m
Places Evatt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
19 Oct 2020 01:55 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monitors & Geckos Reptiles and Frogs

Species information

Christinus marmoratus Scientific name
Southern Marbled Gecko Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 824m Recorded at altitude
360 images trained Machine learning

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

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