Crenadactylus ocellatus (GRAY, 1845)
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Crenadactylus ocellatus
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: South-western clawless gecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus ocellatus GRAY 1845 Diplodactylus bilineatus GRAY 1845 Phyllodactylus ocellatus — DUMÉRIL 1856 Phyllodactylus bilineatus — DUMÉRIL 1856: 464 Diplodactylus ocellatus bilineatus — GÜNTHER 1875 Phyllodactylus ocellatus — BOULENGER 1885: 93 Phyllodactylus ocellatus — FORD 1963 Crenadactylus ocellatus — DIXON & KLUGE 1964: 174 Crenadactylus ocellatus ocellatus — STORR 1978 Crenadactylus bilineatus — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Crenadactylus ocellatus bilineatus — BAUER 1994 Crenadactylus ocellatus bilineatus — RÖSLER 2000: 64 Crenadactylus ocellatus ocellatus — RÖSLER 2000: 64 Crenadactylus ocellatus — COGGER 2000: 209 Crenadactylus ocellatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Crenadactylus ocellatus — DOUGHTY et al. 2016 Crenadactylus ocellatus — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 122 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia) Type locality: restricted to Champion Bay, Houtman’s Abrolhos, West-Australia (fide GÜNTHER 1875). bilineatus: Terra typica restricta: Champion Bay, Houtman’s Abrolhos, West-Australia (fide GÜNTHER 1875). |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.6.68 Syntypes: BMNH 1947.3.6.69 (2 specimens) [Diplodactylus bilineatus] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus). Based on Dixon & Kluge (1964). Species within the genus Crenadactylus are small (max SVL 35 mm) geckos differing from all other gekkonids by a combination of the following external morphological characteristics; digits with enlarged subdigital lamellae, terminal phalangeal elements forked and claws absent from all digits; outer margins of anterior portion of frontal notched to receive posterior projection of paired nasals. Internal morphological diagnostics include palatines short and broad, atlas fused dorsally; stapes imperforate (stapedial foramen absent); two pairs of sternal ribs, one or two pairs of mesosternal ribs; 28 sacral and presacral vertebrate; sacral diapophyses overlapping and fused (not fused in juveniles); in adults anterior tip of mesoscapula fused to precoracoid process at its union with precoracoid; interclavicle dagger-shaped; fingers 5; toes 5; phalangeal formula of manus 2-3-4-5-3, pes 2-3-4-5-4; 24–26 scleral ossicles; 13 or 15 premaxillary teeth; 29–31 maxillary teeth; 33–37 mandibular teeth; cloacal bones present in males (Dixon & Kluge 1964, Doughy et al. 2016). |
| Comment | Synonymy: Günther (1867) synonomized D. bilineatus with D. ocellatus, a move that was also followed by Boulenger (1885) and Doughty et al. 2016. Subspecies: the previous subspecies naso and rostralis have been elevated to full species status by Doughty et al. 2016. Type species: Diplodactylus ocellatus GRAY 1845 is the type species of the genus Crenadactylus DIXON & KLUGE 1964: 174. Distribution: See map in Doughty et al. 2016: Fig. 2. Habitat. Found in open woodland habitats throughout its range including areas dominated by Xanthorrhea grass trees, Eucalyptus (jarrah, mallee, marri, tuart, wandoo) and spinifex grass (Triodia) on a wide variety of soft (sandy and loamy) and hard stony substrates (e.g. laterite). Collectors’ notes record specimens have been found under ground cover such as fallen and rotten logs, woodpiles, leaf litter, granite boulders, limestone slabs, sheets of tin, railway sleepers and rubbish. One specimen (WAM R72276) was found one meter high under the bark of a gimlet tree, and other records mention ‘under bark’ indicating some climbing ability (Doughty et al. 2016). |
| Etymology | The specific name ocellatus refers to the pale scattered blotches or ‘ocelli’ on the dorsum. The genus name is a combination of the Latin word crena meaning ‘notch’ and Greek word daktylos meaning ‘finger’ in reference to the forked terminal phalanges. |
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