Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus (LUCAS & FROST, 1900)
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Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Hoplodactylus tuberculatus LUCAS & FROST 1900 Gymnodactylus Olivii GARMAN 1901 (fide LOVERIDGE 1934) Gymnodactylus olivii — ZIETZ 1920 Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Quantasia tuberculata — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 15 Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus — RÖSLER et al. 2007: 202 Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus — SHEA et al. 2011 |
| Distribution | Australia (Cape York Peninsula, NE Queensland, from Cape Melville, south to Mt Leswell; Stanley Island, in the Flinders Islands, just north of Cape Melville) Type locality: Endeavour River, Queensland, Australia. abrae: Australia; Type locality: Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NMV D7874; the holotype of C. abrae (reported to be in the QM) seems to be missing, hence COUPER & AMEY 2004 consider this species as a nomen nudum. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (tuberculatus): A large Cyrtodactylus (SVL to 120 mm) with large, strongly projecting tubercles on the antebrachium, strongly developed dorsal tubercles in 20–24 longitudinal rows at the midpoint of the trunk (axilla-groin interval), 24–37 ventral scale rows at the same level, a continuous series of 34–46 enlarged femoroprecloacal scales extend- ing from one knee to the other, and in males bearing pores on each scale; mental with a posterior extension extend- ing between postmentals; lips marbled, dark dorsal bands on trunk usually three, occasionally four, with a narrow dark edge both anteriorly and posteriorly; pale interspaces between dark body bands with dark macules; dark tail bands on base of tail only a little wider than pale interspaces [SHEA et al. 2011]. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2796 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus has been previously considered as a synonym of C. louisiadensis (KLUGE (1963) but revalidated by Wells & Wellington (1984). Common name (abrae): Rainforest Banded Gecko Type species: Hoplodactylus tuberculatus LUCAS & FROST 1900 is the type species of the genus Quantasia WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 15. |
| Etymology | Not specifically stated by Lucas and Frost (1900), but presumably from the Latin tuberculatus (= tuberculate), and in allusion to the strongly developed dorsal tubercles of the species. |
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