Diplodactylus galeatus KLUGE, 1963

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Helmeted Gecko
Synonym	Diplodactylus galeatus KLUGE 1963 Diplodactylus galeatus — KLUGE 1993 Diplodactylus galeatus — COGGER 2000: 218 Diplodactylus galeatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (mountainous areas of S Northern Territory and N South Australia) Type locality: Stuart Range, S. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SAMA R973
Diagnosis
Comment	Group: Diplodactylus vittatus group
Etymology	Named after Latin “galeatus” meaning helmeted, referring to the streak on the head appearing like a helmet.
References	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. Kluge, A. G. 1963. Three new species of the gekkonid lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray from Australia. Rec. South Austral. Mus. 14: 545-553 - get paper here Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Die “Geckos” Australiens. Draco 8 (29): 4-21 - get paper here Laube, A. & R. Seipp 1999. Erste Erfahrungen bei der Pflege und Zucht von Diplodactylus galeatus Kluge, 1963. Sauria 21 (1): 29-32 - get paper here Oliver, Paul; Andrew Hugall, Mark Adams, Steven J.B. Cooper and Mark Hutchinson 2007. Genetic elucidation of cryptic and ancient diversity in a group of Australian diplodactyline geckos: The Diplodactylus vittatus complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44 (1): 77-88 - get paper here PALM, N. 2020. Wie man Schlüpflinge von Diplodactylus galeatus Kluge, 1963 ans Futter bekommt. Sauria 42 (2): 52-53 Rösler, Herbert 2017. Gecko-Chorologie (Squamata: Gekkota). Gekkota (4): 1-160 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://www.gekkota.com/Photos/photos.html http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/lizards/geckos/geckos.htm http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Diplodactylus… Google images

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