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Eyre Basin Beaked Gecko

Rhynchoedura eyrensis Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh, 2011

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

The Eyre Basin beaked gecko (Rhynchoedura eyrensis) is a gecko endemic to Australia in the family Diplodactylidae. It is found throughout parts of South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory and New South Wales.

The etymology of the species eyrensis refers to the distributional area of this species across the Lake Eyre Basin in central/southern Australia.

Rhynchoedura species are widespread and occupy a range of dry woodland, shrubland, grassland, and desert environments. They are not considered to be at risk of extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Wikipedia contributors, Eyre Basin beaked gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:36:42.091403+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Rhynchoedura eyrensis Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh, 2011
Name authority: Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh, 2011
Common name: Eyre Basin Beaked Gecko
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Rhynchoedura
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
genusRhynchoedura
speciesRhynchoedura eyrensis Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh, 2011

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Rhynchoedura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Northern Beaked GeckoRhynchoedura sexapora Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh, 2011	DiplodactylidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Border Beaked GeckoRhynchoedura angusta Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh, 2011	DiplodactylidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Western Beaked GeckoRhynchoedura ornata Günther, 1867	DiplodactylidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 147 records assigned to Diplodactylidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Australia (E South Australia, probably SE Northern Territory, New South Wales and SW Queensland, including in the Simpson, Strzelecki, and Sturt Stony Deserts and the Channel Country)

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=Rhynchoedura&species=eyrensis 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:6WVPH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.