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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Heteronotia
Species: H. binoei – H. planiceps – H. spelea
Name

Heteronotia Wermuth 1965
Synonyms

Heteronota Gray, 1845
References
Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Heteronotia . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 Janaury 2023.

Heteronotia is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. Species in the genus Heteronotia are commonly known as prickly geckos.
Species

The following five species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]

Heteronotia atra Pepper et al., 2013 – black Pilbara gecko
Heteronotia binoei (Gray, 1845) – Bynoe's gecko, prickly gecko
Heteronotia fasciolata Pepper et al., 2013 – pale-headed gecko
Heteronotia planiceps Storr, 1989 – Bynoe's prickly gecko
Heteronotia spelea (Kluge, 1963) – cave prickly gecko, Pilbara cave gecko, desert cave gecko

Note: a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heteronotia.
References

"Heteronotia ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

"Heteronotia ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.

Further reading

Wermuth H (1965). "Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae ". Das Tierreich 80: 1–246. (Heteronotia, new genus). (in German).

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