Biology:Strophurus taeniatus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Strophurus taeniatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. taeniatus
Binomial name
Strophurus taeniatus
(Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913)
Synonyms[2]
  • Oedurella taeniata
    Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913
  • Diplodactylus taeniatus
    — Cogger, 1975
  • Strophurus taeniatus
    — Wells & Wellington, 1984

Strophurus taeniatus, also known commonly as the phasmid striped gecko or the white-striped gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia .

Geographic range

S. taeniatus is found in the northern parts of the Australian states and territories of Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. taeniatus are grassland and rocky areas.[1]

Reproduction

S. taeniatus is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Doughty, P.; Wilson, S.; Oliver, P.; Ellis, R. (2017). "Strophurus taeniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102702733A102702757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702733A102702757.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/102702733/102702757. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Species Strophurus taeniatus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
  • 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.
  • Lönnberg E, Andersson LG (1913). "Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910—13. III. Reptiles". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Ny Följd, Stockholm 52 (3): 1–17. (Oedurella taeniata, new species, pp. 5–6, Figures 1–3).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.

Wikidata ☰ Q3500587 entry