Oedura lineata HOSKIN, 2019
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Oedura lineata
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Arcadia velvet gecko |
| Synonym | Oedura lineata HOSKIN 2019: 263 |
| Distribution | Australia (inland E Queensland) Type locality: Expedition National Park, lonesome section (-25.479° S, 148.843° E; 400 m elevation) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: QM J91392; Paratypes: QM |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Oedura lineata sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of traits: relatively small adult size (SVl mean 70.6, max 79.0 mm); relatively long and rounded original and regrown tail (original: Tl/SVl = 0.70–0.79, TW/Tl = 0.16–0.17, TD/TW = 0.79–0.81; regrown: Tl/SVl = 0.53–0.69, TW/Tl = 0.20–0.23, TD/TW = 0.75–0.83); relatively short limbs (Fll/SVl = 0.10–0.12; Hll/SVl = 0.13–0.14); rostral scale only partially divided by medial vertical groove; single cloacal spur on each side; high number of inter- orbital scales (21–23); < 19 pre-cloacal pores in males (mean 14, range 8–18), split medially by 2–6 scales without pores; high number of supralabial scales (11–13); dark iris; V- or Y-shaped broken bar or lines on the nape; dorsal colouration consisting of a complex pattern of linearly-arranged streaks, spots and dark markings on either side of a thin yellowish midline; mid-lateral series of small white spots; typically a broad dark band connecting back of eye to nape marking; original tail with white blotches along dorsal midline. |
| Comment | Ecology and habitat: Oedura lineata sp. nov. appears to be restricted to thick brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) forest (Figs. 16, 17 in Hoskin 2019). Surveys in mixed woodland and rock outcrops surrounding brigalow habitat in Expedition National Park failed to find the species. Individuals are found at night foraging on brigalow stems and branches, and fallen timber. The typical foraging position is head-down on a brigalow trunk within 1.5 m of the ground (e.g., Fig. 16). When disturbed, the geckos retreat into holes or cracks in the wood or behind bark. Other gecko species found in the bri- galow habitat with O. lineata sp. nov. were Strophurus taenicauda (De Vis), Gehyra catenata low, Gehyra dubia, Heteronotia binoei, and Diplodactylus vittatus. Oedura lineata sp. nov. is not known to co-occur with congeners. Oedura elegans sp. nov. has been found in woodland in the region (but not in the same brigalow habitat) and O. tryoni occurs in nearby rock outcrops. |
| Etymology | The species name lineata is derived from latin and refers to the linearly-arranged white lines, spots and dark markings that characterise this species. |
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