Strophurus intermedius (OGILBY, 1892)
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Strophurus intermedius
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko, Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus intermedius OGILBY 1892: 10 Diplodactylus strophurus — STRAUCH 1887 Diplodactylus spinigerus — ZIETZ 1920 (partim) Diplodactylus strophurus intermedius — MITCHELL 1955: 383 Diplodactylus strophurus intermedius — WERMUTH 1965: 26 Diplodactylus ciliaris intermedius — KLUGE 1967 Strophurus intermedius — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Strophurus intermedius — GREER 1989 Strophurus intermedius — KLUGE 1993 Diplodactylus intermedius — COGGER 2000: 219 Strophurus intermedius — RÖSLER 2000: 115 Strophurus intermedius burrelli HOSER 2005 Strophurus intermedius — COGGER 2014: 336 |
| Distribution | Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, SE Western Australia) Type locality: Interior of New South Wales. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: AMS R285 (1892 D. intermedius Ogilby); designated by Kluge 1967 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A very small, short-tailed member of the complex (total length up to 92 mm long), very like D. assimilis but smaller and having a relatively shorter tail, more internasals (mode 3, v. 1), and dorsal tubercles arranged in two continuous parallel rows. Distinguishable from D. wellingtonae, D. ciliaris aberrans and D. c. ciliaris by much shorter spines above eye and on tail [STORR 1988: 130] |
| Comment | Group: Diplodactylus strophurus group (subgenus Strophurus). |
| Etymology | Named for being intermediate between S. ciliaris and S. spinigerus, and strophurus (Storr 1990: 27). |
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