Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya MCDONALD, FENNER, TORKKOLA & OLIVER, 2024
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Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya MCDONALD, FENNER, TORKKOLA & OLIVER 2024: 589 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Alice Springs (23.7°S, 133.87°E) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NTM R20862, a male collected by P. Horner on 16th October 1990. Paratypes. NTM R20865, male, Alice Springs (23.7°S, 133.87°E); SAMA R38848, female, junction of Larapinta and Namatjira Drives (23.77°S, 133.15°E); SAMA R38861, male, Junction Waterhole 10 km north of Alice Springs (23.62°S, 133.88°E); SAMA R40591, male, Upper Stokes Creek, Watarrka National Park (–24.28°S, 131.68°E). Referred material. NTM R15378, 6 km SSW of Claraville Homestead, NT (–23.417°S, 134.726°E); NTM R15795, 4 km SSE of Southern Cross Bore, Garden Station, NT (–23.417°S, 134.726°E); NTM R32488, Palm Valley Well No., NT (–24°S, 132.65°E); NTM R32489, Alice Springs, NT (–23.7°S, 133.883°E); NTM R32492– 4, Alice Springs, NT (–23.7°S, 133.867°E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis from other species in the D. galeatus complex. Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya sp. nov. may be distinguished from D. galeatus and D. fyfei sp. nov. by the smaller ear opening (usually ≤5% of head width or ≤0.6 mm in diameter in adults versus usually >6% of head width or ≥0.6 mm in diameter in adult D. galeatus and D. tjoritjarinya sp. nov.), the presence of dorsal blotches descending <1/4 and typically ~1/8 distance down torso when animal is viewed in lateral profile (versus typically descending ≥1/4 down torso in D. galeatus and D. fyfei sp. nov.), the absence of large white spots (>3 scales in diameter) in the dorso-lateral region, and by the pinkish red or red-brown background colouration (versus dark red). (McDonald et al. 2024) 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 1874 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Western and Central Aranda name Tjoritja for the MacDonnell Ranges. Aranda people sometimes refer to themselves as Tjoritja-rinya (pronounced ‘choor-it-ja-rin-ya’) – meaning belonging to Tjoritja. This name respects that Tjoritja is a living cultural landscape to which this gecko belongs and was suggested as a name for this gecko by the Traditional Owners of Tjoritja National Park. Used as a noun in apposition. |
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