Species Heteronotia spelea (Kluge, 1963)
Desert Cave Gecko
- Heteronota spelea Kluge, A.G. 1963. A review of the gekkonid lizard genus Heteronota Gray, with a description of a new species from Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 46: 63-67 [64].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R12638 ♀, 'Prophecy West' mine at Bamboo Creek, Marble Bar District, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM R12639–40, data as for holotype.
Generic Combinations
- Heteronotia spelea (Kluge, 1963). —
Wermuth, H. 1965. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae. Das Tierreich 80(1–22): 1-246
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
Cave dweller, desert, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, 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. (Desert Cave Gecko)
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 | Heteronotia Wermuth, 1965 | 05-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 31-Jul-2013 | 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) |