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title: "Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko"
description: "Strophurus ciliaris — Reptielen. The northern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus ciliaris) is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-spiny-tailed-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko

> Strophurus ciliaris — Reptielen. The northern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus ciliaris) is a species  of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Strophurus ciliaris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 523
- Wikidata: [Q544749](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q544749)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33187](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33187)

## Names

- en: Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko
- de: Stachelschwanzgecko
- fr: Gecko à queue épineuse

## Countries with the most observations

AU (478)

## Summary

The northern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus ciliaris) is a species  of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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

## Photo

![Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-spiny-tailed-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170982771

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-spiny-tailed-gecko?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).