Species Gehyra macra Doughty, Bauer, Pepper, Keogh & Ellis, 2018
Large Pilbara Rock Gehyra
- Gehyra macra Doughty, P., Bauer, A.M., Pepper, M. & Keogh, J.S. 2018. Spots before the eyes: revision of the saxicoline geckos of the Gehyra punctata (Squamata: Gekkonidae) species complex in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 1–50 [17].Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:01D323B0-89A4-4008-AC0FD4E702D3A6CA
Type data:
Holotype WAM R162703 adult ♂, Baldy Rock , Pilbara, WA [21.05°S, 118.80°E].
Paratype(s) WAM R154517 ♂, Yarrie Mining Camp, Pilbara, WA [20.533°S, 120.233°E]; WAM R156587 ♂, [20.5488°S, 120.1681°E]; WAM R160096–7, R160098 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 13 km southeast of Braeside, Pilbara, WA [21.280°S; 121.096°E]; WAM R162688, R162701, R162702 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, same as holotype; WAM R173363 ♂, Roy Hill Rail chainage 76, 65 km south of Port Hedland, Pilbara, WA [20.9658°S, 118.6844°E]; WAM R173364, R173366 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Roy Hill Rail chainage 75, 67 km south of Port Hedland, Pilbara, WA [20.9618°S, 118.6846°E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: 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) [73]
Common Name References
Doughty, P., Bauer, A.M., Pepper, M. & Keogh, J.S. 2018. Spots before the eyes: revision of the saxicoline geckos of the Gehyra punctata (Squamata: Gekkonidae) species complex in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 1–50 [17] (Large Pilbara Rock Gehyra)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEKKOTA | 18-Sep-2018 | ADDED |