NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dotted Velvet Gecko
Oedura gemmata King & Gow, 1983
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
Oedura gemmata, also called the jewelled velvet gecko or dotted velvet gecko, is a gecko endemic to Northern Territory in Australia.
They normally measure 50 cm long head to tail. They live in the Northern territory of Australia, they like to live in rocky places.
Wikipedia contributors, Oedura gemmata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:18:48.107781+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oedura gemmata King & Gow, 1983
- Name authority
- King & Gow, 1983
- Common name
- Dotted Velvet Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Diplodactylidae
- Genus
- Oedura
- 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
- familyDiplodactylidae
- genusOedura
- speciesOedura gemmata King & Gow, 1983
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oedura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Velvet GeckoOedura castelnaui (Thominot, 1889) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oedura coggeri Bustard, 1966 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marbled Velvet GeckoOedura marmorata Gray, 1842 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Limestone Range Velvet GeckoOedura murrumanu Oliver, Laver, Melville & Doughty, 2014 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southern Spotted Velvet GeckoOedura tryoni de Vis, 1884 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fringe-toed Velvet GeckoOedura filicipoda King, 1985 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mereenie velvet geckoOedura luritja Oliver & Mcdonald, 2016 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ornate velvet geckoOedura picta Hoskin, 2019 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gracile Velvet GeckoOedura gracilis King, 1985 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Quinkan Velvet GeckoOedura jowalbinna Hoskin & Higgie, 2008 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blotched GeckoOedura monilis de Vis, 1888 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=Oedura&species=gemmata 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:48WWW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.