Species Lucasium damaeum (Lucas & Frost, 1896)
Beaded Gecko
- Ceramodactylus damaeus Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1896. Reptilia. Report of the Horn Expedition to Central Australia 2: 112-151 [119, pl. 9 fig. 2] [Wermuth, H. 1965. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae. Das Tierreich 80(1–22): 1–246 and Kluge, A.G. 1967. Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1007–1108 erroneously cite Proc. R. Soc. Vict. (2)8: 1 of Apr., 1896 for original description; the Horn Zoo Expedition Report appeared in Feb., 1896].
Type data:
Holotype NMV D7528, Charlotte Waters, NT.Secondary source:
Wermuth, H. 1965. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae. Das Tierreich 80(1–22): 1-246; Kluge, A.G. 1967. Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1007-1108.
Generic Combinations
- Lucasium damaeum (Lucas & Frost, 1896). —
Oliver, P.M., Hutchinson, M.N. & Cooper, S.J.B. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray and resurrection of Lucasium Wermuth (Gekkota, Diplodactylidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 55: 197-210 [205] - Diplodactylus damaeus (Lucas & Frost, 1896). —
Kluge, A.G. 1967. Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1007-1108 [1019]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, low open shrubland, low shrubland, nocturnal, open scrub, oviparous, tall shrubland, tussock grassland.
General References
Bustard, H.R. 1965. Observations on Australian geckos. Herpetologica 21: 294-302 (natural history)
Kluge, A.G. 1967. Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1007-1108 (taxonomy, as Diplodactylus damaeum)
Russell, A.P. 1979. Parallelism and integrated design in the foot structure of gekkonine and diplodactyline geckos. Copeia 1979: 1-21 (foot structure)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Beaded Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Apr-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 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) |