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title: "Common Prickly Gecko"
description: "Heteronotia binoei — Répteis. Heteronotia binoei, known commonly as Bynoe's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae, and is endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-prickly-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Prickly Gecko

> Heteronotia binoei — Répteis. Heteronotia binoei, known commonly as Bynoe's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae, and is endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Heteronotia binoei*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins), `savanna` (Savana), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 2471
- Wikidata: [Q3019151](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3019151)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34419](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34419)

## Names

- en: Common Prickly Gecko
- de: Kaktus-Gecko

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2320)

## Summary

Heteronotia binoei, known commonly as Bynoe's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae, and is endemic to Australia. One of the continent's least-habitat-specific geckos, it occurs naturally across much of the country, and has also established in areas where it does not occur normally, such as urban Perth, Western Australia. It is dark brown to reddish-brown, depending on the colour of the ground upon which it lives (to which it adapts for camouflaging), as well as irregular light bands with dark edges along its back.
Bynoe's gecko is one of a small number of vertebrate species that are known to reproduce…

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

## Photo

![Common Prickly Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-prickly-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385870984

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-prickly-gecko?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).