Strophurus taeniatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. taeniatus
Binomial name
Strophurus taeniatus
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 2 3 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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 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.


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