Biology:Western Shield spiny-tailed gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Western Shield spiny-tailed gecko
Strophurus wellingtonae imported from iNaturalist photo 108490562 on 23 February 2021.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. wellingtonae
Binomial name
Strophurus wellingtonae
(Storr, 1988)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus wellingtonae
    Storr, 1988
  • Strophurus wellingtonae
    — Greer, 1989

The Western Shield spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus wellingtonae), also known commonly as Wellington's spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia .

Etymology

The specific name, wellingtonae (genitive, feminine, singular), is in honor of Betty D. Wellington of Mount Helena, Western Australia.[3]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. wellingtonae are grassland and savanna.[1]

Description

A large species for its genus, S. wellingtonae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.5 cm (3.3 in), and a total length (including a long tail) of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[4]

Reproduction

S. wellingtonae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oliver P, Wilson S, Moritz C (2017). "Strophurus wellingtonae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102702771A102702786. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702771A102702786.en. Downloaded on 09 December 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Species Strophurus wellingtonae 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 wellingtonae, p. 281).
  4. ↑ Storr (1988).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
  • Greer AE (1989). The Biology and Evolution of Australian Lizards. Chipping Norton, New South Wales: Surrey Beatty & Sons. 264 pp. ISBN:978-0949324214. (Strophurus wellingtonae, new combination).
  • Laube A. Langner C (2007). "Die Gattung Strophurus". Draco 8 (29): 49–66. (in German).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus wellingtonae, p. 115). (in German).
  • Storr GM (1988). "The Diplodactylus ciliaris complex (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 14 (1): 121–133. (Diplodactylus wellingtonae, new species, pp. 126–128 + Figures 1, 3).
  • 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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