Strophurus rankini (STORR, 1979)
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Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Exmouth Spiny-tailed Gecko |
Synonym | Diplodactylus rankini STORR 1979 Strophurus rankini — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Strophurus rankini — GREER 1989 Diplodactylus rankini — COGGER 2000: 225 Strophurus rankini — RÖSLER 2000: 115 Strophurus rankini — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
Distribution | Australia (coastal CW Western Australia; Bernier Island) Type locality: mouth of Yardie Creek, W. A., in 22° 20’ S, 113° 48’ E. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: WAM R61474 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Group: Diplodactylus strophurus group (subgenus Strophurus). Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
Etymology | Named after Australian herpetologist Peter Rankin who died in January 1979 while he tried to catch geckos. |
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