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(Redirected from Strophurus wilsoni) Species of lizard

Mount Augustus spiny-tailed 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. wilsoni
Binomial name
Strophurus wilsoni
(Storr, 1983)
Synonyms
  • Diplodactylus wilsoni
    Storr, 1983
  • Strophurus wilsoni
    — Wells & Wellington, 1984

The Mount Augustus spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus wilsoni), also known commonly as the Mount Augustus striped gecko and Wilson's spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, wilsoni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Stephen Karl "Steve" Wilson.

Geographic range

S. wilsoni is found in western Western Australia.

Habitat

The natural habitat of S. wilsoni is shrubland.

Reproduction

S. wilsoni is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Wilson, S.; Oliver, P.; How, R.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Strophurus wilsoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102702826A102702870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702826A102702870.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Strophurus wilsoni 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 wilsoni, p. 288).

Further reading

  • Cogger H (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Ellis RJ, Doughty P, Bauer AM (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: 051–094.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus wilsoni, p. 115). (in German).
  • Storr GM (1983). "Two new lizards from Western Australia (genera Diplodactylus and Lerista)". Rec. Western Australian Mus. 11 (1): 59–62. (Diplodactylus wilsoni, new species).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.


Taxon identifiers
Strophurus wilsoni


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