Diplodactylus galaxias DOUGHTY, PEPPER & KEOGH, 2010
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Diplodactylus galaxias
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Northern Pilbara Beak-faced Gecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus galaxias DOUGHTY, PEPPER & KEOGH 2010 Diplodactylus galaxias — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia: Pilbara region) Type locality: 42 km NNE Munjina Roadhouse, Western Australia, Australia (2159’S; 11845’E). |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R113624, an adult female collected on 15 April 1992 by B. Bush. Paratypes. R146616 (female) – 203 km S Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia; R158145 (male) – 24.5 km N Cowra Line Camp, Western Australia, Australia; R165134 (male) – 2.6 km WNW Python Pool, Western Australia, Australia; R165502, R165516 and R165532 (males) – West Intercourse Island, Western Australia, Australia; R166639 (female) – Mons Cupri Mine, Western Australia, Australia. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Differentiated from D. savagei in having smaller body size (means: galaxias – male 38.1 mm, female 43.8 mm; savagei – male 40.0 mm, female 46.2 mm), less gabled dorsal scales, longer (galaxias – 17.9 mm; savagei – 16.8 mm) and thinner (galaxias – 5.0 mm; savagei – 5.2 mm) tail, scattered fine spots (not heavy spots that form transverse rows) on lighter reddish-brown background colour, pale dorsal border to dark loreal stripe and gradual dorsal-ventral colouration transition (not abrupt or marked by spots or stippling). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | galaxias (Greek) is in reference to the widely-scattered spots on the dorsum which resemble stars in a galaxy. Used as a noun in apposition. |
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