Lucasium bungabinna DOUGHTY & HUTCHINSON, 2008
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Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Lucasium bungabinna DOUGHTY & HUTCHINSON 2008 Diplodactylus stenodactylus — BUSH et al. 2007: 115 Lucasium bungabinna — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
Distribution | Australia Type locality: 16 km northeast of Bungalbin Hill at 30°17'40"S, 119°44'50"E. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: WAM R166888. An adult male, (Australia: Western Australia). Collected by D. Robinson on 7 April 2007. Paratypes: WAM, SAMA |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately large Lucasiumdistinguished from other members of the genus by the unique combination of its relatively large apical plates (apical plate pair slightly wider than finger; apical plate length more than twice that of claw in ventral view; Figure 2B in DOUGHTY & HUTCHINSON 2008); rostral bordering the nostril, separating anterior supranasal from first supralabial (Figure 2A); consistent presence of a well-defined vertebral stripe (Figures 3 and 4); relatively simple pattern of lateral spotting; digit undersides with a median series of enlarged, mostly single, subdigital scales (Figure 2B). |
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Etymology | The specific epithet has been coined by combining the names of the Bungalbin sandplain (WA) and Yellabinna Dunefield (SA; Copley and Kemper 1992), the land systems from which almost all specimens of L. bungabinna have been collected. The authors treat the name as a noun in apposition. |
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