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Diplodactylus klugei APLIN & ADAMS, 1998

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymDiplodactylus klugei APLIN & ADAMS 1998
Diplodactylus klugei — COGGER 2000: 740
Diplodactylus klugei — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: 7 km SE of Woodleigh Outstation in 26° 11' 30" S, 114° 3' 34" E  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: WAM R120941 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3634 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSimilar species: Similar to D. pulcher. 
EtymologyNamed after Arnold Kluge in recognition of his contributions to Diplodactylus systematics. 
References
  • Aplin KP & Adams M 1998. Morphological and genetic discrimination of new species and subspecies of gekkonid and scincid lizards (Squamata: Lacertilia) from the Carnarvon Basin of Western Australia. J. Royal Soc. Western Australia 81: 201-223 - get paper here
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • 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.
  • Ellis, Ryan J.; Paul Doughty and Aaron M. Bauer 2018. An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 051–094 - get paper here
  • Maryan, B., Gaikhorst, G., & Parkhurst, B. 2024. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Zuytdorp coast and hinterland of Western Australia: Exceptional richness in a global biodiversity hotspot. Western Australian Naturalist, 33, 3
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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