Species Gehyra baliola (Duméril & Duméril, 1851)
Short-tailed Dtella
- Hemidactylus baliolus Duméril, A.M.C. & Duméril, A. 1851. Catalogue Méthodique de la Collection des Reptiles. Paris : Mus. Hist. Nat. iv 224 pp. [38].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 6574, New Guinea. - Peripia torresiana Günther, A. 1877. Descriptions of three new species of lizards from islands of Torres Strait. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 19: 413-415 [415].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 77.3.3.9–11, 'Somerset [Cape York, QLD] and … the islands of Torres Straits', [QLD]. - Peripia marmorata Macleay, W. 1877. The lizards of the Chevert Expedition. Second paper. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 97-104 [1878 on title page] [99].
Type data:
Holotype AM R29943, Binaturi River, near Daru (as Katow), Papua New Guinea. - Peripia brevicaudis Macleay, W. 1877. The lizards of the Chevert Expedition. Second paper. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 97-104 [1878 on title page] [99].
Type data:
Lectotype AM R29947 (ex MMUS MR 931), Darnley Is., Torres Strait, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Kluge, A.G. 1963. The systematic status of certain Australian and New Guinean gekkonid lizards. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 14: 77-86.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kluge, A.G. 1963. The systematic status of certain Australian and New Guinean gekkonid lizards. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 14: 77-86
- 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. [87]
Generic Combinations
- Gehyra baliola (Duméril & Duméril, 1851). —
Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [87]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extra-limital in New Guinea
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, mangrove, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous.
General References
Kluge, A.G. 1963. The systematic status of certain Australian and New Guinean gekkonid lizards. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 14: 77-86 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Short-tailed Dtella)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | GEKKONIDAE | 13-Oct-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 24-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 07-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |