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]. |
| 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 | Etymology (tuberculatus): 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. Etymology (abrae): Named after Ms Lyn Abra, noted Australian naturalist of the Australian Reptile Park. |
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