Ocellated Velvet Gecko (Oedura monilis)

Ocellated Velvet Gecko, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The ocellated velvet gecko, ocellated gecko, or blotched gecko (Oedura monilis) is a gecko endemic to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. The species was formerly known as Oedura attenboroughi before it fell out of use due to the species name being synonymised.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Ocellated Velvet Gecko being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Oedura cincta
Oedura tryoni
Oedura castelnaui
Oedura marmorata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Oedura
Species: Oedura monilis

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