Strophurus horneri OLIVER & PARKIN, 2014

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Arnhem Phasmid Gecko
Synonym	Strophurus horneri OLIVER & PARKIN 2014 Strophurus horneri — MULDER et al. 2022
Distribution	N Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Yirrkakak, west Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia (12°12'14"S, 133°48'03"E),
Reproduction	oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: NMV D72591, female, collected by P. Horner, J. Melville & R. Glor, 9 November 2004.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A very small (SVL ~ 36 mm) and slender-bodied Strophurus with a narrow head (HW/SVL 0.15–0.16), no caudal spines or tubercles, rostral separated from the nostril by an internasal scale, a high number of relatively small supralabials (13–15), and body coloration in life consisting of four broad yellow longitudinal stripes on a greyish or brown background. As more specimens of this species are examined it may be confirmed that rostral not or only partially divided by a strongly defined medial groove is another useful diagnostic character. Males of all related taxa (S. jeanae, S. robinsoni, S. taeniatus and Strophurus cf. horneri from elsewhere on the Arnhem Plateau) also lack post-cloacal or femoral pores, and it is presumed that this species also shares this character state.
Comment
Etymology	Named in honor of Dr. Paul Horner, Emeritus Curator of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, in recognition of his significant contributions to Australian reptile systematics.
References	Laver, R.J., Nielsen, S.V., Rosauer, D.F., Oliver, P.M. 2017. Trans-biome diversity in Australian grass-specialist lizards (Diplodactylidae: Strophurus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - get paper here Mulder, J., Oliver, P. M., & Jolly, C. J. 2022. Intraspecific colour pattern variation and genetic diversity in a spinifex specialist gecko (Diplodactylidae: Strophurus) from the Arnhem Plateau, Northern Territory, Australia. Herpetology Notes 15: 853-862 Oliver, P.M. & Parkin, T. 2014. A new phasmid gecko (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Strophurus) from the Arnhem Plateau: more new diversity in rare vertebrates from northern Australia. Zootaxa 3878 (1): 037–048 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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