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 Diplodactylus galeatus — MCDONALD et al. 2024
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, from Latin galea = helmet, 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. Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - get paper here 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 McDonald, P. J., Fenner, A. L., Torkkola, J., & Oliver, P. M. 2024. Vicars in the desert: Substrate specialisation and paleo-erosion underpin cryptic speciation in an Australian arid-zone lizard lineage (Diplodactylidae: Diplodactylus). Vertebrate Zoology, 74, 577-594 - 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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