Bynoe's Gecko aka Prickly Gecko

Thank you TicThapanya :)

great shot, beautiful

No worries :) Glad to help

Sorry for the delayed response friends, I lost internet after my last comment, so couldn't join in. I'm really excited about these little guys now. Thanks so much again for all your help Scott, Neil & Alice too for the ID. Makes me want to go back & get better shots, these were taken quickly with my phone. Thanks again all!

Yes, that looks prickly good ;-)

I was leaning towards Nactus cheverti, but hesitated simply because of it's range. Is it found that far south? Everything indicates it is found only in FNQ. Oedura tryoni is a worthy contender, but I reckon Alice has hit the nail on the head - Heteronotia binoei. The photos seem to fit and it is widespread... which satisfies my silly range issues. I love this stuff, folks :-))))))

It almost looks like Bynoe's Gecko aka prickly gecko (Heteronotia binoei) http://www.arkive.org/bynoes-gecko/heter...

That's wonderful! Thanks so much Kerry & Scott for your research. Much appreciated.

I will concur with Kerry. I also checked every gecko on AROD, and Nactus cheverti was the closest match. I did not suggest it because of the range issue. Maybe a range extension is called for ;-) http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squ...

This Cheverts gecko that I have suggested seems to be known a bit more north of you in Queensland but it is the only one on the site Ichecked which looks like it.

Seems to be Hemidactylus sp., although they're not native to Australia.

Thanks Kerry, Scott & Martin. I looked & the velvet gecko too & yes, these were quite pointy where the spots were. Thanks for the suggestion Martin :)

Cool spotting Leanne!

I was looking at Oedura tryoni because of the color pattern, but this spotting looks textured. Isn't the velvet gecko as its name implies, smooth?