Species Gehyra granulum Doughty, Bourke, Tedeschi, Oliver & Moritz, 2018
Kimberley Granular-toed Gecko
- Gehyra granulum Doughty, P., Bourke, G., Tedeschi, L.G., Pratt, R.C., Oliver, P.M., Palmer, R.A. & Moritz, C. 2018. Species delimitation in the Gehyra nana (Squamata: Gekkonidae) complex: cryptic and divergent morphological evolution in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics, with the description of four new species. Zootaxa 4403(2): 201–244 [220].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R176212 ♂, Bell Gorge water hole, Western Australia [16.99333°S; 125.20489°E].
Paratype(s) WAM 10 specimens (also 1♂ 1♀ in NMV), various localities.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
'Northwest Kimberley of Western Australia' and offshore islands
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)
Ecological Descriptors
Grassland, low open, rocks.
Extra Ecological Information
'low rocks and rock faces in sandstone rock formations in open savannah woodlands with spinifex'
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) [72]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | GEKKOTA | 28-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| GEKKONIDAE | 24-Apr-2018 | ADDED |