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(Redirected from Strophurus mcmillani) Species of lizard

Short-tailed 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. mcmillani
Binomial name
Strophurus mcmillani
(Storr, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Diplodactylus mcmillani
    Storr, 1978
  • Oedurella mcmillani
    Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Strophurus mcmillani
    Greer, 1989

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

Etymology

The specific name, mcmillani, is in honor of Australian entomologist Robert Peter McMillan (1921–2009).

Geographic range

In Australia, S. mcmillani is found in extreme northwestern Northern Territory and in Western Australia.

Habitat

The natural habitats of S. mcmillani are grassland and rocky areas.

Description

S. mcmillani has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5 cm (1.8 in), and the average tail length is 61% of the SVL. Dorsally and laterally, it is olive gray, with dark brown and white stripes.

Reproduction

S. mcmillani is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Oliver, P.; Doughty, P.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Strophurus mcmillani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102702061A102702113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702061A102702113.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Strophurus mcmillani 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 mcmillani, p. 173).
  4. Storr (1978).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Greer AE (1989). The Biology and Evolution of Australian Lizards. Chipping Norton, New South Wales: Surrey Beatty & Sons. 264 pp. (Strophurus mcmillani, new combination).
  • Laver, Rebecca J.; Nielsen, Stuart V.; Rosauer, Dan F.; Oliver, Paul M. (2017). "Trans-biome diversity in Australian grass-specialist lizards (Diplodactylidae: Strophurus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 115: 62–70.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus mcmillani, p. 115). (in German).
  • Storr GM (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (3): 337–352. (Diplodactylus mcmillani, new species, p. 341–343, Plate 2 & Figure 2).
  • 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 mcmillani


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