Strophurus jeanae
Western Australia, April 2023
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. jeanae
Binomial name
Strophurus jeanae
(Storr, 1988)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus jeanae
    Storr, 1988
  • Oedurella jeanae
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Strophurus jeanae
    — Greer, 1989

Strophurus jeanae, also known commonly as the southern phasmid gecko and Jean's spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, jeanae, is in honor of Miss Jean White, Department of Ornithology and Herpetology, Western Australian Museum.[3]

Geographic range

In Australia S. jeanae is found in northern Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. jeanae is arid zones.[2]

Reproduction

S. jeanae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Shea, G.; Ellis, R.; Oliver, P. (2017). "Strophurus jeanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178545A83325528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178545A83325528.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Strophurus jeanae ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  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 jeanae, p. 134).

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. (Strophurus jeanae, new combination).
  • Storr GM (1988). "A new species of Diplodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 14 (2): 183–187. (Diplodactylus jeanae, new species).
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