Species Gehyra spheniscus Doughty, Palmer, Sistrom, Bauer & Donellan, 2012
Small Wedge-toed Gecko
- Gehyra spheniscus Doughty, P., Palmer, R., Sistrom, M.J., Bauer, A.M. & Donellan, S.C. 2012. Two new species of Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) geckos from the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 27: 117–134 [126].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R171591 ♂, Western Australia, Lower Monjon Rocks, Prince Regent River Nature Reserve [15.9775°S 125.3678°E].
Paratype(s) WAM 3 ♂ 3♀, various.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)
Ecological Descriptors
"…from areas of rugged sandstone"
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) [77]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | GEKKOTA | 28-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| Gehyra Gray, 1834 | 20-Aug-2013 | ADDED | Dr Alice Wells |