Species Amalosia lesueurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Lesueur's Velvet Gecko
- Phyllodactylus lesueurii Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1836. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 3 iv 517 pp. [392].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP 268 (other syntype, MNHP 6726 (smaller of the two specimens), referred to Diplodactylus vittatus Gray, 1832), Australia. - Amalosia phillipsi Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [10].
Type data:
Holotype AM R116976 (previously AMF 16421), 10 km W Tenterfield (on Bruxner Highway), NSW.Secondary source:
Kluge, A.G. 1991. Checklist of gekkonoid lizards. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (85): 1-35.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [96]
Generic Combinations
- Amalosia lesueurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1836). —
Oliver, P.M., Bauer, A.M., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T. & Hobbie, T. 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63: 255-264 [260] - Oedura lesueurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1836).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET)
Distribution References
- Hoskin, C.J. & Couper, P.J 2023. Revision of zigzag geckos (Diplodactylidae: Amalosia) in eastern Australia, with description of five new species. Zootaxa 5343(4): 301-337 [306-307] (distribution map and statements that previous coastal distribution likely to be Amalosia jacovae)
Ecological Descriptors
Low open woodland, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, tall forest.
General References
Cogger, H.G. 1957. Investigations in the gekkonid genus Oedura Gray. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 82: 167-179 (taxonomy)
Hoskin, C.J. & Couper, P.J 2023. Revision of zigzag geckos (Diplodactylidae: Amalosia) in eastern Australia, with description of five new species. Zootaxa 5343(4): 301-337 [307] (updated assessment)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Lesueur's Velvet Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SQUAMATA | 08-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Apr-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 30-Mar-2012 | 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) |