Heteronotia
Genus of lizards
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Heteronotia is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. Species in the genus Heteronotia are commonly known as prickly geckos.
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| Heteronotia spelea in life: Paraburdoo, WA (image: B. Maryan) (Top); Heteronotia atra in life: 5 km south of Lake Poongkaliyarra, WA (image: B. Maryan) (Middle); Heteronotia fasciolatus in life: Harts Range, central Australia, NT (image: M. Pepper).(Bottom) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Heteronotia Wermuth, 1965 |
| Species | |
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Five, see text. | |
Species
The following five species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
- Heteronotia atra Pepper et al., 2013 – black Pilbara gecko
- Heteronotia binoei (Gray, 1845) – Bynoe's gecko, prickly gecko
- Heteronotia fasciolata Pepper et al., 2013 – pale-headed gecko
- Heteronotia planiceps Storr, 1989 – Bynoe's prickly gecko
- Heteronotia spelea (Kluge, 1963) – cave prickly gecko, Pilbara cave gecko, desert cave gecko
Note: a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heteronotia.