Gecko ID

[thepythia]

Hi all
Just wondering if anyone can please Id this Gecko for me?
My guess would be a N. Cheverti?
Found so many in and around our house in the last couple of weeks and I would like to read up about them, Gives me something to do

Thanks in advance

 

[Smithers]

Mate going off locale and looks I would agree with you by the pics,...... im looking at Wilson/Swan Guide to Reptiles of Australia. And im not an expert by a long long shot. Nice critter though...says very agile in book....do you see them throwing themselves around?

 

[Gibblore]

Could be the ones in my books are lighter and dont have the darker tail section but i will keep looking

 

[AusReptiles88]

looks like nactus pelagicus...
Yeah I'm pretty sure it's a pelagic gecko.

 

[thepythia]

Thanks for the quick replies guys.

AusReptiles88 I did a quick search on N.Pelagicus ad it does look quite similar however are they found down this far? I'm in cairns, well about 15minutes north of.

I don't have a fieldguide currently and have been doing my IDs on memory and good old google.

I have quite a large rocky outcrop outiside my bedroom window and yes smithers these guys definitely do seem rather agile, aren't to worried about being watched often either, lot's of hatchies at the moment too.

 

[Smithers]

Sounds like a fun thing to have around nice images

 

[thepythia]

Thanks

 

[Bluetongue1]

There are reportedly some records of N. pelagica from south of Cairns but I couldn't be bothered going through over a thousand records to confirm it. Irrespective, it definitely looks more like your guess, N. Cheverti. A bit the photos don't show more of it in focus. irrespective I think you can feel fairly comfortable that you have got it right.

Blue

 

[thepythia]

Thank you blue
Yes unfortunately I'm still learning how to use a dlsr camera I was given but in the second photo you can see part of the scales which look slightly raised.

After a bit more research I think I may have been right also but decided to read up about both species anyway.

Thanks again,
Amber