Diplodactylus granariensis STORR, 1979
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Diplodactylus granariensis
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | Diplodactylus granariensis granariensis STORR 1979 Diplodactylus granariensis rex STORR 1988 |
| Common Names | E: Western Stone Gecko, Wheat-belt Stone Gecko SA (granariensis) E: Giant Stone Gecko (rex) |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus granariensis STORR 1979 Diplodactylus vittatus — WERNER 1910 (partim) Phyllodactylus barbouri ANGEL 1935 (part.) Diplodactylus barbouri BRYGOO 1991 Diplodactylus granariensis — COGGER 2000: 219 Diplodactylus granariensis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Diplodactylus granariensis granariensis STORR 1979 Diplodactylus granariensis STORR 1979 Diplodactylus granariensis granariensis — STORR 1988 Diplodactylus granariensis granariensis — RÖSLER 2000: 77 Diplodactylus granariensis rex STORR 1988 Diplodactylus granariensis rex STORR 1988: 220 Diplodactylus rex — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1989 Diplodactylus granariensis rex — RÖSLER 2000: 77 |
| Distribution | Australia (South Australia, W/S Western Australia, S Pilbara region) granariensis: south of about 28°S; Type locality: Walyahmoning Rock, 30° 38’ S, 118’ 43’ E, W. A. rex: north of about 28°S; Type locality: 44 km southeast of Leinster, WA. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R54239 Holotype: MNHN 5600 [barbouri] Holotype: WAM, collected by B.G. Bush 1986 R97288 [rex] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The species D. granariensis is distinguished from other stone geckos by a combination of strongly-developed, wavy-edged to almost straight dorsal stripe, extending on to the head as a very broad bifurcate pale stripe to each eye and flanks with no, or only small, and poorly-defined pale spots and the second supralabial consistently as tall as or taller than the first. |
| Comment | Karyotype: Storr found three chromosome forms within Diplodactylus granariensis, the most prevalent being 2n=36. Since Diplodactylus granariensis and Diplodactylus furcosus differ only chromosomally, Phyllodactylus barbouri might be a junior synonym of D. furcosus. Synonymy: Kluge 1965 synonymized Phyllodactylus barbouri ANGEL 1936 with D. vittatus. Hutchinson et al. (2009) elected not to synonomise D. g. rex despite no genetic support (Oliver et al., 2007). However, D. g. rex is one of the most divergent in size and pattern and hence may be an incipient species. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “granarium” (= granary), in allusion to its abundance in the wheat belt. A granary is a storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed. D. g. rex was named after Latin “rex” = king. |
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