Species Gehyra paranana Doughty, Bourke, Tedeschi, Oliver & Moritz, 2018
Litchfield Spotted Gecko
- Gehyra paranana Doughty, P., Bourke, G., Tedeschi, L.G., Pratt, R.C., Oliver, P.M., Palmer, R.A. & Moritz, C. 2018. Species delimitation in the Gehyra nana (Squamata: Gekkonidae) complex: cryptic and divergent morphological evolution in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics, with the description of four new species. Zootaxa 4403(2): 201–244 [215].
Type data:
Holotype NTM R37057 ♀ adult, Dorat Road, Robin Falls area, Northern Territory [13.35278°S; 131.13361°E].
Paratype(s) NTM 12 specimens (also 1 ♀ in WAM), various localities in Daly River–Litchfield NP–Keep River areas.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Daly Basin (DAB), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Open woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
'sandstone rock formations in open woodland habitats'
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) [75]
Common Name References
Doughty, P., Bourke, G., Tedeschi, L.G., Pratt, R.C., Oliver, P.M., Palmer, R.A. & Moritz, C. 2018. Species delimitation in the Gehyra nana (Squamata: Gekkonidae) complex: cryptic and divergent morphological evolution in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics, with the description of four new species. Zootaxa 4403(2): 201–244 (Litchfield Spotted Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | GEKKOTA | 28-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| GEKKONIDAE | 24-Apr-2018 | ADDED |