Species Underwoodisaurus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825)
Barking Gecko, Thick-tailed Gecko
- Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. 1825. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle. Paris : Rey et Gravier Vol. T. 7 626 pp. [183] [nomen protectum; considered a nomen protectum in accordance with Article 23.9.1 of ICZN by Shea (2002); also figured in Bory de Saint-Vincent (1831)].
Type data:
Neotype WAM R34085 adult ♀, Bernier Island, Shark Bay, WA.
Status unknown, (presumed lost), Shark Bay, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Shea, G.M. 2002. The identity of Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint Vincent, 1823 (Squamata: Pygopodidae: Diplodactylidae). Records of the Australian Museum 20: 431–435 [433].Secondary source:
Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. 1831. Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. Atlas et illustration des planches. Paris : Rey et Gravier Vol. 17 141 pp., 160 pls. [pl. 120 fig. 1]; Shea, G.M. 2002. The identity of Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint Vincent, 1823 (Squamata: Pygopodidae: Diplodactylidae). Records of the Australian Museum 20: 431–435. - Gecko dorreensis Péron, F. 1807. Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes, Fait par Ordre du Gouvernement, sur les Corvettes le Géographique, le Naturaliste, et la goëlette le Casuarina, pendant les années 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804. Historique. Paris : Arthus Bertrand Vol. 1. [118] [nomen oblitum; a nomun nudum in Cogger et al. (1983), then considered a nomen oblitum in accordance with Article 23.9.1 of ICZN by Shea (2002)].
Type data:
Neotype WAM R34085, Bernier Island, WA.
Status unknown.Subsequent designation references:
Shea, G.M. 2002. The identity of Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint Vincent, 1823 (Squamata: Pygopodidae: Diplodactylidae). Records of the Australian Museum 20: 431–435 [434].Secondary source:
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. [261]; Shea, G.M. 2002. The identity of Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint Vincent, 1823 (Squamata: Pygopodidae: Diplodactylidae). Records of the Australian Museum 20: 431–435. - Cyrtodactylus nilii Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of the class Reptilia. pp. 1-110 in Griffith, E. (ed.). The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with its Organization by the Baron Cuvier. London : Whittaker, Treacher & Co. Vol. 9 481+110 pp. [1831 on title page] [52] [lapsus for Phyllurus milii Bory, 1825].
- Gymnodactylus miliusii Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1836. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 3 iv 517 pp. [430, pl. 33 fig. 1] [unnecessary replacement name for Phyllurus milii Bory, 1825].
- Gymnodactylus asper Boulenger, G.A. 1913. Description of new lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 12: 563-566 [563].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.8.24.99, Milparinka (as Milparinha), NSW. - Underwoodisaurus husbandi Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1(3-4): 73-129 [1983 on title page] [78].
Type data:
Holotype AM R111952 (previously AMFS25399), 12.5 km SW of Milbrodale, NSW.Secondary source:
Kluge, A.G. 1991. Checklist of gekkonoid lizards. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (85): 1-35.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [100]
- Shea, G.M. 2002. The identity of Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint Vincent, 1823 (Squamata: Pygopodidae: Diplodactylidae). Records of the Australian Museum 20: 431–435
Generic Combinations
- Nephrurus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825). —
Wermuth, H. 1965. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae. Das Tierreich 80(1–22): 1-246
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Low open shrubland, low open woodland, low shrubland, low woodland, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, open scrub, oviparous, tall forest.
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) [57]
McPhee, D. 1979. The Observer's Book of Snakes and Lizards of Australia. Sydney : Methuen 157 pp. (natural history)
Stephenson, N.G. 1960. The comparative osteology of Australian geckos and its bearing on their morphological status. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 44: 278-299
Thompson, S.A., Thompson, G.G. & Finlayson, G.R. 2009. Range extension for the Barking Gecko, Nephrurus milii (Squamata: Geckkonidae). Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 92: 27-29 (range extended to Port Hedland near Newman in the eastern Pilbara region, as Nephrurus milii)
Waite, E.R. 1929. The Reptiles and Amphibians of South Australia. Adelaide : Harrison Weir 270 pp. (natural history)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Thick-tailed Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | GEKKOTA | 19-Oct-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 | 26-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 23-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |