The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko’s population is considered severely fragmented and densities vary between sites.

The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko has a large, depressed, triangular head that is distinct from the neck and covered in small granules.

Only a small fraction of the Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko’s suitable habitat is protected.

The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is not currently found in trade but is desirable and might well be targeted by collectors.

The rainforest-dependent Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is threatened by unmanaged burning and grazing that is severely fragmenting and destroying the remaining forest.

The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is thought to have similar reproduction as the broad-tailed gecko, mating until autumn and females storing sperm through winter.

The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko has the ability to regenerate its tail.

The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is endangered due to a low extent of occurrence, a severely fragmented distribution, and a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat as a result of burning and grazing.

The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko appears to be completely forest dependent.