NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
House Gecko
Gehyra australis Gray, 1845
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gehyra australis, the Australian house gecko, northern dtella or top-end dtella, is a species of gecko native to northern and eastern Australia. It is also widespread in Indonesia, alongside common house geckos and four-clawed geckos.
Gehyra australis is primarily an arboreal gecko inhabiting woodlands and coastal and riverine forests. It can also occur near human dwellings and gardens. It is oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Gehyra australis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:19:02.620104+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gehyra australis Gray, 1845
- Name authority
- Gray, 1845
- Common name
- House Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Gehyra
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusGehyra
- speciesGehyra australis Gray, 1845
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gehyra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dubious DtellaGehyra dubia (Macleay, 1877) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fehlmann's DtellaGehyra fehlmanni (Taylor, 1962) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gehyra georgpotthasti Flecks, Schmitz, Böhme, Henkel & Ineich, 2012 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oudeman's DtellaGehyra interstitialis Oudemans, 1894 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kimberley DtellaGehyra kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1982 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| King’s Rock GehyraGehyra koira Horner, 2005 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gehyra lazelli (Wells & Wellington, 1985) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ternate DtellaGehyra marginata Boulenger, 1887 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Port Moresby DtellaGehyra membranacruralis King & Horner, 1989 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dwarf DtellaGehyra minuta King, 1982 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Butler's DtellaGehyra mutilata (Wiegmann, 1834) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kimberley Plateau DtellaGehyra occidentalis King, 1984 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phyria punctulata Gray, 1842 Gray, 1842 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gehyra&species=australis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FGL2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.