Species Gehyra xenopus Storr, 1978
Crocodile-faced Dtella
- Gehyra xenopus Storr, G.M. 1978. Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6: 337-352 [349, pl. 6].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R56429, near the Port Warrender road crossing of the King Edward River, WA [14°52'S 126°12'E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)
Ecological Descriptors
Cave dweller, low open woodland, nocturnal, oviparous.
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) [78]
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Crocodile-faced Dtella)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | GEKKOTA | 28-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 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) |