Species Strophurus strophurus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Western Spiny-tailed Gecko
- Phyllodactylus strophurus Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1836. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 3 iv 517 pp. [397, pl. 32 fig. 1].
Type data:
Neotype WAM R6535 (original description cites ‘baie des Chiens marins’ [= Shark Bay, WA]), [Gullewa via] Yalgoo, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Kluge, A.G. 1967. Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1007-1108. - Discodactylus (Strophurus) dumerilii Fitzinger, L.J. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Vienna : Braümüller et Seidel i-vi, 106 pp. [96] [unnecessary nom. nov. for Phyllodactylus strophurus Duméril & Bibron, 1836].
Generic Combinations
- Strophurus strophurus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, desert, low open shrubland, nocturnal, oviparous, tall shrubland, terrestrial.
General References
Ellis, R.J., Doughty, P. & Bauer, A.M. 2018. An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33(51–94) [70]
Kluge, A.G. 1967. Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1007-1108
Pianka, E.R. & Pianka, H.D. 1976. Comparative ecology of twelve species of nocturnal lizards (Gekkonidae) in the Western Australian desert. Copeia 1976: 125-142
Rosenberg, H.I. & Russell, A.P. 1980. Structural and functional aspects of tail squirting: a unique defense mechanism of Diplodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 58: 865-881
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Western Spiny-tailed Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 24-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 07-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |