Species Strophurus elderi (Stirling & Zietz, 1893)
Jewelled Gecko
- Diplodactylus elderi Stirling, E.C. & Zietz, A. 1893. Vertebrata; Reptilia (collected by the Elder Exploring Expedition). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 16: 159-176 [161, pl. 6 figs 1-1a].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA R2027, Barrow Range, WA. - Eremiastrophurus mahoodi 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] [12].
Type data:
Holotype AM R105442 (previously AMF 27176), 12.5 km N Coombah, NSW.Secondary source:
Kluge, A.G. 1991. Checklist of gekkonoid lizards. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (85): 1-35.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tanami (TAN)
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, nocturnal, open scrub, oviparous, tall shrubland.
Extra Ecological Information
In clumps of spinifex.
General References
Bustard, H.R. 1965. Observations on Australian geckos. Herpetologica 21: 294-302 (natural history)
Bustard, H.R. 1979. Defensive mechanisms and predation in gekkonids and lizards. British Journal of Herpetology 6: 9-11
Kluge, A.G. 1967. Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1007-1108 (taxonomy)
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 (ecology)
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 (tail squirting)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Jewelled Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |