Species Gehyra peninsularis Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh, 2018
Burrup Peninsula Rock Gehyra
- Gehyra peninsularis 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 [31].Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:486CBDC3-E9F3-42BA-BBB7-
Type data:
Holotype WAM R165749 adult ♂, Dampier Port, Burrup Peninsula, Pilbara, WA [20.6166°S, 116.7500°E].
Paratype(s) WAM R146581 , R132562 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Burrup Peninsula, Pilbara, WA [20.6161°S, 116.7850°E]; WAM R165748 ♀, same as holotype; WAM R165239 ♀, 2.4 km west of Hearson Cove, Burrup Peninsula, Pilbara, WA [20.617°S, 116.772°E]; WAM R165240 ♂, 3.4 km north-east of Dampier, Burrup Peninsula, Pilbara, WA [20.658°S, 116.741°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) [75]
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 [31] (Burrup Peninsula Rock Gehyra)