Family Diplodactylidae (Double-toed Geckos):
countries and regions with most species

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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Australia
 95
No. 2
Western Australia [Australia]
 56
No. 3
Queensland [Australia]
 38
No. 4
New Caledonia [France]
 36
No. 5
Grande Terre (New Caledonia) [New Caledonia]
 32
No. 6
Northern Territory [Australia]
 31
No. 7
South Australia [Australia]
 25
No. 8
New South Wales [Australia]
 23
No. 9
New Zealand
 19
No. 10
South Island [New Zealand]
 10
No. 11
Isle of Pines [New Caledonia]
 9
No. 12
North Island [New Zealand]
 9
No. 13
North Island outlying islands [New Zealand]
 7
No. 14
Bernier Island [Australia]
 6
No. 15
Dorre Island [Australia]
 6
No. 16
Cook Strait Islands [New Zealand]
 5
No. 17
Victoria [Australia]
 5
No. 18
Houtman Abrolhos Islands [Australia]
 4
No. 19
Belep Islands [New Caledonia]
 3
No. 20
Dirk Hartog Island [Australia]
 3
No. 21
Faure Island [Australia]
 3
No. 22
Fraser Island [Australia]
 3
No. 23
Loyalty Islands [New Caledonia]
 3
No. 24
Mare [New Caledonia]
 3
No. 25
Moro Islet [New Caledonia]
 3
No. 26
Stewart Island [New Zealand]
 3
No. 27
Art Islet [New Caledonia]
 2
No. 28
Lifou [New Caledonia]
 2
No. 29
Torres Strait Islands [Australia]
 2
No. 30
Australian Capital Territory [Australia]
 1
No. 31
Baudin Island [Australia]
 1
No. 32
Baaba Island [New Caledonia]
 1
No. 33
Garden Island [Australia]
 1
No. 34
Groote Eylandt [Australia]
 1
No. 35
Open Bay Islands [New Zealand]
 1
No. 36
Ouvea [New Caledonia]
 1
No. 37
Rottnest Island [Australia]
 1
No. 38
South Island outlying islands [New Zealand]
 1
No. 39
Taumaka Island [New Zealand]
 1
No. 40
Three Kings Islands [New Zealand]
 1
No. 41
Yande Island [New Caledonia]
 1