Species Nephrurus eromanga Oliver, Donnellan & Gunn, 2022
Eromanga Basin Knob-Tail Gecko
- Nephrurus eromanga Oliver, P.M., Donnellan, S.C. & Gunn, B.F. 2022. Plio–Pleistocene vicariance across arid Australia in the ‘Spiny Knob-tailed Geckos’ (Nephrurus asper group),with the description of a new species from western Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 69(6): 216-228 [224].Zoobank Registration Number:7FA107EE175C-44E6-B61E-3C59A60E4100
Type data:
Holotype QM J97592 (ex. SAMA R42602), 4 km N. of Diamantina Station, [SE of Boulia] QLD [23°44 0S, 141°08 0E].
Paratype(s) QM J4525–6, J572, J741, J7878, J9912, J10526, J28699, J31545, J31976, J35040, J70473, J83532–3, various locations around Diamantina Lakes, west of Longreach, QLD; AM R120094, Mayne Junction Hotel, approx. 40 km N of Diamantina Lakes Stn [23°33' S, 141°22' E]; SAMA R42601, same data as Holotype; SAMA R42600,, 6 km N of Diamantina Stn, QLD [23°43'S, 141°08'E]; SAMA R42603, 85 km Wof Windorah, QLD [25°21'S, 141°50'E]; SAMA R55288–9, The Monument, west side of Mt Bruce [23°45'S, 139°55'E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Nephrurus asper Gunther, 1876 [a misidentification]. —
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [264] (misidentification, in part)
Introduction
Previously considered a western population of N. asper.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Central western Queensland
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Channel Country (CHC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII)
Common Name References
Oliver, P.M., Donnellan, S.C. & Gunn, B.F. 2022. Plio–Pleistocene vicariance across arid Australia in the ‘Spiny Knob-tailed Geckos’ (Nephrurus asper group),with the description of a new species from western Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 69(6): 216-228 [224] (Eromanga Basin Knob-Tail Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQUAMATA | 24-Jan-2024 | ADDED |