Biology:Western spiny-tailed gecko
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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. strophurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Strophurus strophurus (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
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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.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of S. strophurus is shrubland.[1]
Reproduction
S. strophurus is oviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/102702674/102702712. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles, Volume 3 ]. 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3500586 entry
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