CAVS: 5183
Species Diplodactylus capensis Doughty, Oliver & Adams, 2008
Cape Range Stone Gecko
- Diplodactylus capensis Doughty, P., Oliver, P. M. & Adams, M. 2008. Systematics of stone geckos in the genus Diplodactylus (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from northwestern Australia, with a description of a new species from the Northwest Cape, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 24: 247-265 [. 24,] [259].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R154901 adult ♂, Western Australia, Shothole Canyon, Northwest Cape [22°03'12"S 114°01'11"E].
Paratype(s) WAM 5♀ 4♂, [Cape Range area].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Carnarvon (CAR)
Ecological Descriptors
"Most known specimens were collected from limestone massif itself, which is extensively vegetated by hummock grass with low shrubs and trees" (Doughty et al. 2008)
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) [59]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | GEKKOTA | 20-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 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 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |