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Diplodactylus nebulosus DOUGHTY & OLIVER, 2013

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymDiplodactylus nebulosus DOUGHTY & OLIVER 2013 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia: Moresby Range)

Type locality: Australia: Western Australia: Moresby Range (28.6275°S; 114.6703°E)  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: WAM R168639, an adult male, (Australia: Western Australia), collected from Moresby Range (28.6275°S; 114.6703°E) on 16 June 2009 by B. Maryan and D. Algaba. Paratypes: Australia: Western Australia: WAM R61318 (male), 20 km east of Green Head (30.066°S; 115.167°E); WAM R100225 (male), ~7 km north-east of Mt Lesueur (30.13°S; 115.25°E); *WAM R119081 (male), Yetna (28.62°S; 114.7°E); WAM R128545 (male) and WAM R128551 (female), Lesueur National Park (30.0938°S; 115.1789°E); *WAM R166718 (female), Mt Lesueur (30.1619°S; 115.1992°E); *WAM R168638 (female), as for holotype; *WAM R168640 (female), Moresby Range (28.6194°S; 114.6700°E); *WAM R168641 (male), Moresby Range (28.6163°S; 114.6619°E). 
DiagnosisDIAGNOSIS: A medium-sized Diplodactylus characterised by stout head with tall labial scales (as tall as wide), ≤5 postnasals, mental similar size to adjacent infralabials, first supralabial equal or slightly taller than second, rostral in contact with nostril, dorsal scales only slightly larger than ventral scales, and tail long, cylindrical and tapering to a fine point. Dorsal ground colour light to dark brown with a series of large irregular pale blotches along midline, blotches usually containing a short transverse row of fine pale spots.


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CommentSynonymy: Paratypes of Diplodactylus g. granariensis Storr, 199 that are D. nebulosus. 
Etymologynebulosus is derived from the Latin nebula, meaning ‘cloud’, owing to the large irregular blotches on the dorsum that resemble billowing clouds. Used as a noun in apposition. 
References
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Doughty, Paul and Paul M. Oliver 2013. Systematics of Diplodactylus (Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot: redefinition of D. polyophthalmus and the description of two new species. Records of the Australian Museum 28 (1): 44-65 - get paper here
  • 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
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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