Strophurus wellingtonae (STORR, 1988)

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Western Shield Spiny-tailed Gecko
Synonym	Diplodactylus wellingtonae STORR 1988 Diplodactylus ciliaris ciliaris — KLUGE 1967 (partim) Strophurus wellingtonae — GREER 1989 Strophurus wellingtoni — COGGER 1992 Strophurus wellingtonae — KLUGE 1993 Diplodactylus wellingtonae — COGGER 2000: 234 Strophurus wellingtonae — RÖSLER 2000: 115 Strophurus wellingtonae — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (arid W Western Australia) Type locality: 40 km NE Laverton, WA, in 28°23'S, 122°35'E.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R15218
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A large, long-tailed member of the complex (total length up to 145 mm) with long spines above eye and on tail. Differing from D. ciliaris ciliaris and D. c. aberrans in dorsal tubercles being arranged in two parallel rows (rather than scattered over back), all spines and tubercles being orange or brown (never black) and mouth being bluish (not yellowish). (Storr, 1988) Additional details (1521 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Group: Diplodactylus strophurus group (subgenus Strophurus).
Etymology	Named after Australian naturalist Betty Doreen Wellington.
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 Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Ellis, Ryan J.; Paul Doughty and Aaron M. Bauer 2018. An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 051–094 - get paper here Greer, A.E. 1989. The biology and evolution of Australian lizards. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW 264 pp. Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Die Gattung Strophurus. Draco 8 (29): 49-66 - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Sadlier, R.A.; O’Meally, D.; Shea, G.M. 2005. A new species of Spiny-tailed gecko (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Strophurus) from inland Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 51(2): 573-581. - get paper here Storr, G. M. 1988. The Diplodactylus ciliaris complex (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) in Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 14: 121-133. - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_browseimgs… http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Strophurus… Google images

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