Species Strophurus ciliaris (Boulenger, 1885)
Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko
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. [81]
Generic Combinations
- Diplodactylus ciliaris (Boulenger, 1885).
- Strophurus ciliaris (Boulenger, 1885).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Ranges (CR), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, desert, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, tall shrubland.
Extra Ecological Information
In clumps of spinifex.
General References
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. [81] (subspecies not identified in Cogger et al. (1983: 81), in which Diplodactylus ciliaris was recognised as the valid name and Cogger listed synonyms)
Kluge, A.G. 1967. Systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 1007-1108 (taxonomy)
Pianka, E.R. & Pianka, H.D. 1976. Comparative ecology of twelve species of nocturnal lizards (Gekkonidae) in the Western Australian desert. Copeia 1976: 125-142 (ecology)
Rosenberg, H.I. & Russell, A.P. 1980. Structural and functional aspects of tail squirting: a unique defense mechanism of Diplodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 58: 865-881 (tail squirting)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |