The giant cave gecko (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri), also known commonly as the northern giant cave gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. www.reptile-database.org.
Etymology The specific name, lindneri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist David A. Lindner.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, p. 158).
Description Adults of P. lindneri usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . The dorsal coloration is dark purplish brown, with lighter irregular crossbands. The crossbands are pale orange to cream-colored, and often do not meet neatly in the middle.Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. . (Northern Giant Cave Gecko Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, pp. 120–121).
Geographic range P. lindneri is found in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of P. lindneri is caves and crevices in sandstone escarpments.
Reproduction P. lindneri is oviparous.
References
Further reading Cogger HG (1975). "New lizards of the genus Pseudothecadactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Arnhem Land and northwestern Australia". Records of the Australian Museum 30 (3): 87–97. (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, new species). Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 256 pp. (Rhacodactylus lindneri). (in German).