Pulingka Dtella
Gehyra pulingka
Gehyra pulingka (occasionally referred to as the rock-dwelling dtella, and more rarely the Umuwa spotted dtella) is a species of gecko endemic to Australia. It occurs in north-west South Australia, the mid Northern Territory, and Western Australia to the eastern Rawlinson Ranges. 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.
From the article Gehyra pulingka on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The species name comes from the Pitjantjatjara language, from the words puli, meaning 'rock' or 'rocky hill', and the suffix of ngka, meaning 'of', or 'pertaining to'.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 539722.