Oedura monilis DE VIS, 1888
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Oedura monilis
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Ocellated Velvet Gecko, Ocellated Gecko, Blotched Gecko G: Samtgecko, Augenfleckengecko, Queensland Fettschwanzgecko |
| Synonym | Oedura ocellata BOULENGER 1885: 105 (partim) Oedura monilis DE VIS 1888 Phyllodactylus (Oedura) Castelnaui — Thominot (partim) 1889 Oedura monilis — FRY 1915: 86 Oedura marmorata — LOVERIDGE 1934 (partim) Oedura attenboroughi WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 13 Oedura monilis — KLUGE 1993 Oedura monilis — COGGER 2000: 264 Oedura monilis — OLIVER et al. 2012 Oedura monilis — HOSKIN 2019 |
| Distribution | Australia (NE New South Wales, E Queensland) Type locality: Queensland attenboroughi: Australia (Queensland); Type locality: Fork lagoon Road turn-off on the Capricorn Highway, 19 km west of Emerald, Queensland. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: QM J228 Holotype: AM R65941 [attenboroughi] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Oedura monilis can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of traits: relatively large adult size (SVl mean 81.4, max 96.6 mm); original tail moderate in length (Tl/SVl = 0.55–0.83) and roughly circular in cross section (TW/Tl = 0.15–0.21; TD/TW = 0.67–0.90); rostral scale only partially divided by medial groove; single cloacal spur on each side; moderate number of interorbital scales (16–20); typically < 18 pre-cloacal pores in males (mean 14, range 8–19), split medially by 0–3 scales without pores; iris dark; typically, unbroken pale bar on the nape; dorsal colouration consisting of a vertebral series of white bars or paired blotches, heavily interconnected (at least anteriorly) by dark markings; dark band extending from the back of the eye to the nape band and usually beyond; lateral markings including obscure white spot/s; no spots on limbs; original tail ringed with irregular white bands [from Hoskin 2019: 253]. |
| Comment | Synonymy: Oedura attenboroughi Wells & Wellington, 1985 (holotype: NTM R4816) has been referred to O. marmorata by Shea & Sadlier (1999), however, the type specimen has distinctive dark-edged dorsal ocelli and is relatively small, indicating that it is part of the O. monilis de Vis, 1888 species complex from eastern Australia (OLIVER & DOUGHTY 2016). Variation: this is quite a variable species. See photos in Hoskin 2019: 253 (Fig. 7) and Schmida (2000). Ecology and habitat: Oedura monilis is found in a wide variety of habitats, from woodlands to dry rainforest vine thickets. It is arboreal and saxicoline, with some populations occurring primarily on trees, some populations being largely restricted to rock, and some populations utilizing both trees and rock. Individuals are typically found at night foraging on tree trunks, rock surfaces or fallen timber [from Hoskin 2019: 256]. |
| Etymology | Presumably named after the Latin monile (a necklace or collar), in reference to the color pattern. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
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