Species Oedura monilis De Vis, 1888
Ocellated Velvet Gecko
- Oedura monilis De Vis, C.W. 1888. A contribution to the herpetology of Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 2: 811-826 [811].
Type data:
Holotype QM J228, QLD. - Oedura attenboroughi Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985].
Type data:
Holotype AM R65941, Fork Lagoon Road turnoff on the Capricorn Highway, 19 km west of Emerald, Queensland.
Introduction
Oedura ocellata Boulenger 1885 was suggested to be a senior synonym of O. monilis based on the lectotype designation of Bustard (1967). However, the designation by Bustard (1967) of BMNH 64.10.27.2 as lectotype is regarded as invalid, because in choosing a lectotype he not only ignored all relevant Recommendations of the I.C.Z.N., but chose a specimen which, though listed in the material examined, is not consistent with the original description. Further, his selection was contrary to the action of Boulenger, who subsequently fixed his own species by relegating it to the synonymy of Oedura tryoni De Vis, 1884, the only species to which his description and figured specimen (BMNH 54.11.1.1) can apply. See Cogger (1983) and Hoskin (2019) for further details
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Inland QLD from about 40 Mile Scrub National Park south to Theodore, records from NSW are of a different species, O. elegans Hoskin, 2019.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, nocturnal, open forest, open scrub, oviparous.
General References
Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 1. London : British Museum xii 436 pp. 32 pls. [105, pl. 9 fig. 1]
Bustard, H.R. 1967. The status of the gekkonid lizard name Oedurad ocellata Boulenger, 1885. Herpetologica 23: 312-313 (nomenclature)
Cogger, H.G. 1964. The comparative osteology and systematic status of the gekkonid genera Afroedura Loveridge and Oedura Gray. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89: 364-372 (osteology)
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [96]
Hoskin, C.J. 2019. Description of three new velvet geckos (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from inland eastern Australia, and redescription of Oedura monilis De Vis. Zootaxa 4683(3): 242-270 [248]
Roesler, H. 1980. Ein australier, der Samtgecko Oedura monilis (De Vis, 1888). Elaphe G.D.R. 1980: 53-56 (natural history)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Ocellated Velvet Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | DIPLODACTYLIDAE | 24-Sep-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 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) |