Hesperoedura reticulata (BUSTARD, 1969)

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Reticulated Velvet Gecko
Synonym	Oedura reticulata BUSTARD 1969 Amalosia reticulata — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Amalosia reticulata — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 10 Oedura reticulata — KLUGE 1993 Oedura reticulata — COGGER 2000: 265 Oedura reticulata — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 96 Hesperoedura reticulata — OLIVER et al. 2012
Distribution	Australia (southwestern interior of Western Australia) Type locality: 9 mi N of Kelanning, in 33° 22’ S, 117° 32’ E, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R23350
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (560 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Type species: Oedura reticulata BUSTARD 1969 is the type species of the genus Hesperoedura OLIVER et al. 2012. Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species.
Etymology	Named after the reticulate pattern of the species.
References	Bustard, H. R. 1969. Oedura reticulata, a new velvet gecko from south—west Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 11:82—85. - 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 Hoehn, M. & Sarre, S.D. 2005. Tetranucleotide microsatellites in the gecko Oedura reticulata isolated from an enriched library. Molecular Ecology Notes 5: 730–732 - get paper here Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Australische Samtgeckos. Die Gattung Oedura. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 64 pp. - get paper here LEE, PATRICIA L.M.; CRAIG D.H. SHERMAN, LEE A. ROLLINS, ERIK WAPSTRA & KARL P. PHILLIPS. 2022. Do female amphibians and reptiles have greater reproductive output if they have more mates? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76(7): 96. - get paper here Oliver, Paul M.; Aaron M. Bauer, Eli Greenbaum, Todd Jackman, Tara Hobbie 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63 (2): 255-264 - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Studien an den Begattungsorganen der Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkota) - 3. Die Hemipenismorphologie von Arten der Gattungen Hoplodactylus FITZINGER 1843, Naultinus GRAY 1842, Oedura GRAY 1842, Rhacodactylus FITZINGER 1843 und Strophurus FITZINGER 1843 (Gekkonidae: Diplodactylinae). Gekkota 2: 220-248 Sarre, S. 1995. Size and structure of populations of Oedura reticulata (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in woodland remnants: Implications for the future regional distribution of a currently common species. Australian Journal of Ecology 20 (2): 288-298 - get paper here Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here 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.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/gekkonidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Oedura/reticulata Google images

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