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Gehyra lapistola OLIVER, PRASETYA, TEDESCHI, FENKER, ELLIS, DOUGHTY & MORITZ, 2020

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Litchfield Rock Gehyra 
SynonymGehyra lapistola OLIVER, PRASETYA, TEDESCHI, FENKER, ELLIS, DOUGHTY & MORITZ 2020: 42 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory)

Type locality: Dorat Road, approximately 6 km from Stuart Highway, NT (−13.2851S, 131.1174E).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NTM R37093, adult male, collect by P.M. Oliver, M. Hammer and P. Skipwith, 28 September 2013.
Paratypes (N = 11). Northern Territory: NTM R21786, Litchfield NP, NT (−13.22S, 130.73E); NTM R36708, Fish River Gorge, Fish River Station, NT (−14.2660S, 130.8936E); NTM R37055, Dorat Road, Robin Falls area, NT (−13.35S, 131.14E); NTM R37051, Daly River Road, Daly River region, NT (exact latitude and longitude unknown); NTM R37092, Dorat Road, approximately 6 km from Stuart Highway, NT (−13.2851S, 131.1174E); NTM R38191 (field # CCM2882), NTM R38192 (field # CCM2884), Tolmer Falls turnoff, Litchfield NP, NT (−13.1965S, 130.7139E); NTM R38193 (field # CCM2935), Florence Falls turnoff, Litchfield NP, NT (−13.1264S, 130.8046E); NTM R38194 (field # CCM6052), NTM R38195 (field # CCM6053), Mount Pleasant, Tipperary Station, NT (−13.5915S, 131.1678E); NTM R38196 (field # CCM6070), Litchfield Mining Camp, 5 km from Daly River Road, NT (−13.5096S, 130.7727 E). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2844 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyThe species epithet is formed from the Latin words lapis (rock, stone) and stolo (runner), used in its adjectival form as stola, as in ‘rock-running’, in reference to the species occurrence in rocky escarpment and outcrop habitats. 
References
  • Oliver PM, Prasetya AM, Tedeschi LG, Fenker J, Ellis RJ, Doughty P, Moritz C. 2020. Crypsis and convergence: integrative taxonomic revision of the Gehyra australis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia. PeerJ 8:e7971 - get paper here
 
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