Rhynchoedura mentalis PEPPER, DOUGHTY, HUTCHINSON & KEOGH, 2011

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Brigalow Beaked Gecko
Synonym	Rhynchoedura mentalis PEPPER, DOUGHTY, HUTCHINSON & KEOGH 2011
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: 54 km north of Black- all, QLD (-17.6167°S, 123.6000°E)
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: AMS R60283 (female)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other Rhynchoedura by possession of three enlarged mental scales and cloacal spurs comprising two to three enlarged scales; further distinguished from R. sexapora sp. nov. by two round, enlarged preanal pores, and dorsal and ventral scales flat and similar in size.
Comment	Habitat. All specimens have been collected from near mulga (Acacia aneura) sites with clay soils. Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species.
Etymology	mentalis refers to this species’ unique mental scale configuration within Rhynchoedura, after Latin mentum = chin. Used as a noun in apposition.
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Pepper, Mitzy; Paul Doughty, Mark N. Hutchinson, J. Scott Keogh 2011. Ancient drainages divide cryptic species in Australia’s arid zone: Morphological and multi-gene evidence for four new species of Beaked Geckos (Rhynchoedura). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61 (3): 810-822 - get paper here Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Rhynchoedura… Google images

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