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Western spiny-tailed gecko

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Species of lizard

Western 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. strophurus
Binomial name
Strophurus strophurus
(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Synonyms

The western spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus strophurus) is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Geographic range

S. strophurus is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.

Habitat

The natural habitat of S. strophurus is shrubland.

Reproduction

S. strophurus is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Oliver, P.; Doughty, P.; How, R. (2017). "Strophurus strophurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102702674A102702712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702674A102702712.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Strophurus strophurus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Gekkonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Diplodactylus strophurus, new combination, p. 100).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1836). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome troisième . Paris: Roret. iv + 517 pp. + Errata et emendanda. (Phyllodactylus strophurus, new species, pp. 397–399). (in French).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) [= Annotated list of recent, subrecent and fossil known Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus strophurus, p. 115). (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 strophurus


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