• Crenadactylus Dixon, J.R. & Kluge, A.G. 1964. A new gekkonid lizard genus from Australia. Copeia 1964: 174-180 [174].

  Type species:

   Diplodactylus ocellatus Gray, 1845 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Daly Basin (DAB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC) ; NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP) ; WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)

General References

Bauer, A.M. & Doughty, P. 2012. A new bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from the Kimberley region, Western Australia. Zootaxa 3187: 32–42

Oliver, P.M., Doughty, P. & Palmer, R. 2012. Hidden biodiversity in rare northern Australian vertebrates: the case of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus, Diplodactylidae) of the Kimberley. Wildlife Research 39: 429-435

History of changes

• Ebenavia horni Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1895. Preliminary notice of a certain species of lizard from central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 7: 264-269 [264].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV D7533, Charlotte Waters, NT.

Generic Combinations

• Crenadactylus ocellatus horni (Lucas & Frost, 1895).

Introduction

Elevated to species level by Doughty et al. (2016).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC)

General References

Doughty, P., Ellis, R.J. & Oliver, P.M. 2016. Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4168(2): 239-278

Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [52]

History of changes

• Crenadactylus ocellatus naso Storr, G.M. 1978. Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6: 337-352 [337].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R56206, Crystal Creek, WA [14°30'S 125°47'E].

Introduction

Elevated to species level by Doughty et al. (2016).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northern Kimberly, WA and northern NT; Clayton et al. (2006) provide a general distribution for this species.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Daly Basin (DAB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

General References

Doughty, P., Ellis, R.J. & Oliver, P.M. 2016. Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4168(2): 239-278

Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [52]

History of changes

• Crenadactylus occidentalis Doughty, P., Ellis, R.J. & Oliver, P.M. 2016. Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4168(2): 239-278 [253-256].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R113683 ♂, Dirk Hartog Homestead, Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia [26°00'S, 113°12'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM R57525; R96676; R120779; R124891; R131376; R135497, various localities in Western Australia.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Yalgoo (YAL)

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) [58]

History of changes

• Diplodactylus ocellatus Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xxviii 289 pp. [149].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1947.3.6.68, WA.
• Diplodactylus bilineatus Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xxviii 289 pp. [149].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1947.3.6.69 2 specimens, Houtman's Abrolhos, WA.

Generic Combinations

• Crenadactylus ocellatus ocellatus (Gray, 1845).

Introduction

Reinstated as a species (subspecies elevated to separate species) by Doughty et al. (2016).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)

General References

Doughty, P., Ellis, R.J. & Oliver, P.M. 2016. Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4168(2): 239-278

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) [57]

Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [52]

History of changes

• Crenadactylus pilbarensis Doughty, P., Ellis, R.J. & Oliver, P.M. 2016. Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4168(2): 239-278 [259-261].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R132630 ♀, Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia [20°35'34"S, 116°47'58"E].
  Paratype(s) WAM R100988; R132540; R132627; R132629; R140394; R160059, various localities in Pilbara region, Western Australia.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Pilbara (PIL)

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) [58]

History of changes

• Crenadactylus ocellatus rostralis Storr, G.M. 1978. Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6: 337-352 [339, pl. 1].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R32154, Geikie Gorge, WA [18°07'S 125°39'E].

Introduction

Elevated to species level by Doughty et al. (2016).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Southern Kimberley, WA and adjacent NT.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP)

General References

Doughty, P., Ellis, R.J. & Oliver, P.M. 2016. Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4168(2): 239-278

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) [58]

Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [52]

History of changes

• Crenadactylus tuberculatus Doughty, P., Ellis, R.J. & Oliver, P.M. 2016. Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia. Zootaxa 4168(2): 239-278 [256-259].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R174304 ♂, Charles Knife Road, Cape Range National Park, North West Cape, Western Australia [22°05'26.48"S, 114°00'39.57"E].
  Paratype(s) WAM R61203; R134295, R134627, R134945; R132481, R132483, several in Western Australia.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR)

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) [58]

History of changes