Gehyra pulingka
Species of lizard
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Gehyra pulingka (occasionally referred to as the rock-dwelling dtella, and more rarely the Umuwa spotted dtella[2]) is a species of gecko endemic to Australia.[1][3][4][5] It occurs in north-west South Australia,[1][3][4][5] the mid Northern Territory,[6] and Western Australia to the eastern Rawlinson Ranges.[1][4][5] It is described as being generally dark-skinned with a pattern of light and dark markings over its body; however, light-skinned variants with similar patterns have been found.[5]
| Gehyra pulingka | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. pulingka |
| Binomial name | |
| Gehyra pulingka Hutchinson, Sistrom, Donnellan, & Hutchinson, 2014 | |
Etymology
The species name comes from the Pitjantjatjara language, from the words puli, meaning 'rock' or 'hill', and the suffix of ngka, meaning 'of', or 'pertaining to'.[5]