Biology:Strophurus robinsoni
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Strophurus |
| Species: | S. robinsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Strophurus robinsoni (L.A. Smith, 1995)
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Strophurus robinsoni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia .[2]
Etymology
The specific name, robinsoni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist David Robinson.[3]
Geographic range
In Australia, S. robinsoni is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia.[2]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of S. robinsoni are grassland and rocky areas.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oliver P, Doughty P, Lloyd R (2017). "Strophurus robinsoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102702551A102702596. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702151A102702596.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Species Strophurus robinsoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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 robinsoni, p. 223).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:9780643100350.
- Laver RJ, Nielsen SV, Rosauer DF, Oliver PM (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 robinsoni, new combination, p. 115). (in German).
- Smith LA (1995). "A new Diplodactylus, subgenus Strophurus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 17 (3): 351–353. (Diplodactylus robinsoni, 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3500584 entry
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