Biology:Diplodactylus mitchelli
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Diplodactylus mitchelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Diplodactylus |
| Species: | D. mitchelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplodactylus mitchelli Kluge, 1963
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Diplodactylus mitchelli, sometimes called commonly the Pilbara stone gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia .
Etymology
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Francis John Mitchell.[1]
Geographic range
D. mitchelli is found in the North West Cape and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.[2]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 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. (Diplodactylus mitchelli, p. 179).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Diplodactylus mitchelli ". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diplodactylus&species=mitchelli&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Diplodactylus+mitchelli%27%29%29. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
- Kluge AG (1963). "Three new species of the Gekkonid Lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray from Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum 14: 545-553 + Plates 34–35. (Diplodactylus mitchelli, new species, pp. 548–550 + Plate 34, figure B).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3028961 entry
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