Oedura nesos OLIVER, JOLLY, SKIPWITH, TEDESCHI & GILLESPIE, 2020
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Oedura nesos
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Oedura nesos OLIVER, JOLLY, SKIPWITH, TEDESCHI & GILLESPIE 2020 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory: Groote Eylandt) Type locality: Cave Paintings Recreation Area (13.97322°S, 136.50316°E) Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NTM R38578, adult female with original tail, and liver samples stored in ethanol, collected by Graeme Gillespie and Jaime Heiniger on 14 November 2016. Paratypes. (n=12) All from Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia. NTM R38576 & R38582 same locality and date as holotype; NTM R38579–R38581 from sandstone outcrop 700 m north of Alyangula (13.8412°S, 136.42305°E) collected 16 November 2016; NTM R38583 from sandstone outcrop adjacent to Umbakumba Rd (13.93050°S, 136.4945°E) collected 17 November 2016; NTM R38577 from sandstone outcrop adjacent to Umbakumba Rd (13.8927°S, 136.5112°E) collected 17 November 2016; AMS R138727–8, Groote Eylandt (13.8299°S, 136.4200°E); NTM R7494 & R7495, Umbakumba Rd (13.8799°S, 136.5000°E); NTM R7541, Ayakamindadina (13.97°S, 136.60°E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Differs from all Oedura in the following combination of characters: moderate size (to 85 mm SVL); head moderately wide (HW/SVL 0.18–0.20) and flattened (HD/SVL 0.07–0.12); tail short (TL/SVL original 0.52–0.62, regrown 0.45–0.54), transversely flattened (shallower than body), much narrower than head (TW/HW 0.59–0.77) and tapering gradually to tip; rostral 50% or less divided; postcloacal spurs 2 or 1 on each side (mode 2); 16 precloacal pores in adult males; head colouration dark brown with pale whitish-yellow supraoculars and canthal stripe absent or indistinct; and dorsal colouration of adults including five moderately well-defined whitish bands (including nuchal band), usually with greyish central shading, alternating with wider regions of extensive yellow splotching on a dark brown background (Oliver et al. 2020). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 4526 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Conservation. Oedura nesos sp. nov. appears to be restricted to sandstone outcrop habitats on Groote Eylandt. These habitats are only approximately 43, 919 ha (439 km2) in extent; however, they are not under any foreseeable threat. Currently, manganese mining operations on Groote Eylandt do not pose a threat to Oedura nesos sp. nov. because manganese deposits are mostly found beneath flat, lateritic soils away from the sandstone escarp- ment. Where the species has been found it appears to be locally common. Oliver et al. therefore tentatively recommend that it be listed as Least Concern. |
| Etymology | Nesos (Greek) meaning island, in reference to the insular distribution of this species. Used as a noun in apposition. |
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