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(Redirected from Diplodactylus michaelseni) Species of lizard

Robust striped gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species: S. michaelseni
Binomial name
Strophurus michaelseni
(F. Werner, 1910)
Synonyms

The robust striped gecko (Strophurus michaelseni), also known commonly as Michaelsen's spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, michaelseni, is in honour of German zoologist Wilhelm Michaelsen.

Geographic range

S. michaelseni is found on the central coast and in the adjacent interior of Western Australia, Australia.

Habitat

The natural habitats of S. michaelseni are forest, shrubland, and grassland.

Reproduction

S. michaelseni is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Ellis, R.; Cowan, M.; How, R.; Horner, P. (2017). "Strophurus michaelseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178633A83326497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178633A83326497.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Strophurus michaelseni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Strophurus michaelseni, p. 178).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus michaelseni, p. 115). (in German).
  • Werner F (1910). "Reptilia (Geckonidae und Scincidae) ". pp. 451–493. In: Michaelsen W, Hartmeyer R (1910). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Band II . Jena: Gustav Fischer. 493 pp. (Diplodactylus michaelseni, new species, pp. 460-461, Figure 3). (in German).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
Taxon identifiers
Strophurus michaelseni


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