About: Crenadactylus ocellatus

Crenadactylus ocellatus, also known as the southwestern clawless gecko or western clawless gecko, is the smallest species of nocturnal Gekkonidae (gecko) found in Australia. Endemic to Australia, it is distributed in the southwest of the country, and found on stony ground or in Triodia-dominated deserts. It a ground-dwelling gecko; its habitat is leaf litter, rubbish piles, and beneath rocks. It is sometimes found in the lower parts of hummock grass. It is sometimes called the western clawless gecko, but that name is also reserved for Crenadactylus occidentalis.