Nov 18, 2022
This desert spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus ciliaris aberrans) has spines above the eye.
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This desert spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus ciliaris aberrans) has spines above the eye.
Image credit: Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Northern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus ciliaris aberrans) female, Yardie Creek, Exmouth Peninsula, Western Australia.
Photographer: Robert Valentic
Northern Spiny Tail Gecko
These hypnotic eyes belong to the Northern Spiny Tail Gecko, Strophurus ciliaris aberrans (Gekkonidae), a large gecko (up to 15cm long), endemic to western Australia.
As suggested by their common and scientific names, these geckos have two rows of large spines down the upper surface of the tail, and a row of small spines above the eye. In fact, Strophurus means 'turning-tail', and ciliaris 'eyelashed', in reference to the spines above the eyes.
When molested, this gecko exudes a noxious sticky fluid from the glands in its tail.
References: [1] - [2] - [3]
Photo credit: ©Jordan Vos | [Top] - [Bottom]
Locality: Gascoyne, Western Australia
Strophurus ciliaris aberrans by Jordan Vos on Flickr.
Look at those eyes.