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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. pulingka
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| Binomial name | |
| Gehyra pulingka Hutchinson, Sistrom, Donnellan, & Hutchinson, 2014
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Etymology
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hutchinson, M.; McDonald, P.; Fenner, A.; Robertson, P. (2018). "Gehyra pulingka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102795368A102795372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102795368A102795372.en. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Distribution of Gehyra pulingka / RepFocus". www.repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ a b Gehyra pulingka at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-10-06.
- ^ a b c "Rock-dwelling dtella (Gehyra pulingka) at the Australian Reptile Online Database | AROD.com.au". www.arod.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Taxonomic revision of the Australian arid zone lizards Gehyra variegata and G. montium (Squamata, Gekkonidae) with description of three new species". Researchgate.net. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Record: Herpetology:R38829 | Occurrence record | Atlas of Living Australia". biocache.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2020-10-27.