▁found ▁in ▁a ▁wider ▁distribution ▁of ▁South west ▁Australia , ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁western ▁cla w less ▁ge cko . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁revision ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁two ▁' forms ' ▁found ▁at ▁adjacent ▁ranges ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁regions ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁tent atively ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁sub species ▁C . ▁o cell atus ▁o cell atus ▁( s outh western ▁cla w less ▁ge cko ) ▁and ▁C . ▁o cell atus ▁hor ni ▁( central ▁west ▁coast ▁cla w less ▁ge cko ). ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁A ▁species ▁of ▁C ren ad act yl us , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁differ ▁in ▁subt le ▁details ▁of ▁their ▁appearance ▁but ▁with ▁deep ▁diver gence ▁in ▁the ▁gen ome ▁that ▁indicates ▁long ▁periods ▁of ▁ge ographic ▁isol ation ▁( 2 0 – 3 0 ▁my a ). ▁C . ▁occident alis ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁wide ▁head ▁and ▁medium ▁size , ▁the ▁sn out ▁vent ▁length ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁ 3 2 . 6 ▁mill imet res . ▁The ▁base ▁colour ▁over ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁tan ▁and ▁light ▁brown . ▁The ▁strip ing ▁common ▁to ▁the ▁genus ▁is ▁distinct ly ▁contrast ed , ▁occasionally ▁broken ▁by ▁sp ots ▁where ▁a ▁few ▁scales ▁are ▁yellow ▁or ▁white . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁ ▁Records ▁of ▁C ren ad act yl us ▁occident alis ▁are ▁at ▁alt itudes ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁as l . ▁The ▁distribution ▁range ▁of ▁the