Lucasium occultum (KING, 1982)
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Lucasium occultum
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Alligator River Gecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus occultus KING et al. 1982: 15 Turnerdactylus occultus — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1989 Diplodactylus occultus —KLUGE 1993 Diplodactylus occultus — COGGER 2000: 222 Lucasium occultum — OLIVER et al. 2007 Lucasium occultum — COGGER 2014: 312 |
| Distribution | Australia (N Northern Territory, Alligator Rivers Region) Type locality: 12°34'05" S, 132°18'30" E, Alligator Rivers Region, Northern Territory [Australia] |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ANWC R3436, adult male; collected on 11.viii. 1981 by R. W. Braithwaite. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small, relatively erect, terrestrial gekko with a long, thin body and a tapered, round tail. Limbs are of moderate length with long thin toes. The deep, short-snouted head and body have a very characteristic colour pattern (Fig. 1a). Diplodactylus occultus sp. nov. is most similar in its morphological characteristics to the species of the D. stenodactylus complex (sensu Kluge 1967). This complex includes D. stenodactylus Boulenger, D. maini Kluge, D. damaeus (Lucas & Frost), D. alboguttatus Werner, D. squarrosus Kluge, D. fulleri Storr and D. wombeyi Storr. D. occultus is distinguished from the above by its unusual back pattern and colouration. It is also distinguished by its subdigital lamellae which are generally rectangular follewing two moderately dilated subapical plates. Other stenodacty/us group species generally have small granular subdigital lamellae. (King 1982) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 1.41 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Group: Diplodactylus stenodactylus group. |
| Etymology | Named from the Latin occultus (hidden), and alludes to the species' use of a habitat with a dense understory. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
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