Species Lucasium maini (Kluge, 1962)
Main's Ground Gecko
- Diplodactylus maini Kluge, A.G. 1962. A new species of gekkonid lizard, genus Diplodactylus (Gray) from southern interior of Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 8: 97-101 [97, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R12242, 10 mi[les] S of Queen Victoria Spring (33 mi[les] N of Zanthus), WA
Comment: No paratypes were designated in the original description; however, seven additional specimens examined and listed under variation (some with WAM registrations and others without registrations from the UWA Zoology Department) are considered paratypes in accordance with Artt. 7.2.1.1 and Article 72.4.5 of ICZN.
Generic Combinations
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Murchison (MUR)
Ecological Descriptors
Low shrubland, nocturnal, open heath, open scrub, 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) [63] (Type material)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Main's Ground 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 | 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) |