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title: "Eastern tree dtella"
description: "Gehyra versicolor — Reptiles. Gehyra versicolor, commonly known as the eastern tree dtella."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eastern-tree-dtella
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern tree dtella

> Gehyra versicolor — Reptiles. Gehyra versicolor, commonly known as the eastern tree dtella.

- Scientific name: *Gehyra versicolor*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1118
- Wikidata: [Q18012629](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18012629)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539723](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539723)

## Names

- en: Eastern tree dtella

## Countries with the most observations

AU (746)

## Summary

Gehyra versicolor, commonly known as the eastern tree dtella. is a native Australian gecko occurring in temperate forests of eastern Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehyra_versicolor

## Photo

![Eastern tree dtella](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-tree-dtella/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181516324

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-tree-dtella?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).