Species Gehyra crypta Kealley, Doughty, Pepper, Keogh, Hillyer & Huey, 2018
Western Cryptic Gehyra
- Gehyra crypta Kealley, L., Doughty, P., Pepper, M., Keogh, J.S., Hillyer, M. & Huey, J. 2018. Conspicuously concealed: revision of the arid clade of the Gehyra variegata (Gekkonidae) group in Western Australia using an integrative molecular and morphological approach, with the description of five cryptic species. PeerJ 6: e5334 [19].Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D700BCA7-ADC6-4B4D-B980-F8B2667BB0DE
Type data:
Holotype WAM R156482 adult ♂, Upper Marillana Creek, WA [22°41'S, 118°57'W].
Paratype(s) WAM R111672 ♂, one km north–north-west of Mount Bruce, WA [22°34'59"S, 118°27'25"W]; WAM R117152 ♀, Dead Horse Rocks, 6.5 km north of Menzies, WA [29°22'S, 121°17'E]; WAM R151160 ♀, Tom Price, WA [22°29'22"S, 117°41'29"E]; WAM R157121 ♀, West Angelas, WA [23°11'57"S, 118°50’49"E]; WAM R165142 ♂, 2.1 km north–north-east of Millstream, WA [21°34'38"S, 117°03'44"E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Gascoyne (GAS), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL)
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) [71]
Common Name References
Kealley, L., Doughty, P., Pepper, M., Keogh, J.S., Hillyer, M. & Huey, J. 2018. Conspicuously concealed: revision of the arid clade of the Gehyra variegata (Gekkonidae) group in Western Australia using an integrative molecular and morphological approach, with the description of five cryptic species. PeerJ 6: e5334 [19] (Western Cryptic Gehyra)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEKKOTA | 18-Sep-2018 | ADDED |