Pygopus robertsi OLIVER, COUPER & AMEY, 2010

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Higher Taxa	Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Pygopus robertsi OLIVER, COUPER & AMEY 2010
Distribution	Australia (N Queensland) Type locality: Little Forks, Shipton's Flat, via Cooktown, 15° 47' S, 145° 15' E,
Reproduction	oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: QM J47145, male, collected by Lewis Roberts (registered 28 Aug. 1987) Paratypes. QM J3899, sex not determined, Yungaburra, 17° 16' 0" S, 145° 35' 0" E; QM J57778, female, Heathlands area, 11° 44' 0" S, 142° 32' 0" E; QM J58986, male, 10.5km NE of Heathlands, 11° 41' 0" S, 142° 39' 0"E.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (genus). A species in the genus Pygopus as defined by the following combination of character states: dorsal surface of head covered with large and small scales, 3 to 5 postmental scales, 21 or more midbody scale rows, dorsal body scales usually keeled and adults of both sexes with 9 or more precloacal pores (Kluge 1974). Additional details (434 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named for Charles George Roberts who, with his brother Lewis, has assisted zoologists, botanists and ecologists with their field studies in north-east Queensland for over four decades. The Roberts brothers are recognised experts on the flora and fauna of the Cooktown area and Honorary Consultants to the Queensland Museum.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Oliver, P.M.; Couper, P. & Amey, A. 2010. A new species of Pygopus (Pygopodidae; Gekkota; Squamata) from north-eastern Queensland. Zootaxa 2578: 47–61 - 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 http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Pygopodidae/Pygopus/robertsi Google images

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