Mount Augustus spiny-tailed gecko
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[2]
  • 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.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, wilsoni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Stephen Karl "Steve" Wilson.[3]

Geographic range

S. wilsoni is found in western Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of S. wilsoni is shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

S. wilsoni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 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, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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