Western Shield spiny-tailed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 2 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. 1 2 3 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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