Strophurus ciliaris (BOULENGER, 1885)
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Strophurus ciliaris
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | Strophurus ciliaris ciliaris (BOULENGER 1885) Strophurus ciliaris aberrans (GLAUERT 1952) |
| Common Names | E: Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko, Spiny-tailed Gecko G: Stachelschwanzgecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus ciliaris BOULENGER 1885: 98 Diplodactylus spinigerus — ZIETZ 1920 (partim) Diplodactylus spinigerus ciliaris — LOVERIDGE 1934 Diplodactylus ciliaris — PIANKA 1969 Diplodactylus ciliaris — PIANKA 1976 Strophurus ciliaris — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985 Strophurus ciliaris — GREER 1989 Strophurus ciliaris — KLUGE 1993 Diplodactylus ciliaris — COGGER 2000: 215 Strophurus ciliaris — RÖSLER 2000: 115 Strophurus ciliaris — BARTS & HULBERT 2004 Strophurus ciliaris — ESCORIZA BOI 2005 Diplodactylus ciliaris ciliaris BOULENGER 1885 Diplodactylus ciliaris BOULENGER 1885 Diplodactylus spinigerus ciliaris — GLAUERT 1952 Diplodactylus strophurus ciliaris — MITCHELL 1955 Diplodactylus ciliaris ciliaris — KLUGE 1967 (partim) Strophurus ciliaris — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Strophurus ciliaris ciliaris — RÖSLER 2000: 115 Strophurus ciliaris ciliaris — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Diplodactylus ciliaris aberrans GLAUERT 1952 Diplodactylus spinigerus aberrans GLAUERT 1952 Diplodactylus strophurus aberrans — MITCHELL 1955 Diplodactylus strophurus aberrans — WERMUTH 1965: 26 Diplodactylus ciliaris ciliaris — KLUGE 1967 (partim) Strophurus aberrans — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Diplodactylus ciliaris aberrans — STORR 1988 Strophurus ciliaris aberrans — KLUGE 1991 Strophurus ciliaris aberrans — RÖSLER 2000: 115 Strophurus ciliaris aberrans — DE LISLE et al. 2013 |
| Distribution | Australia (arid and semiarid New South Wales, Northern Territory, W Queensland, N South Australia, Western Australia) ciliaris: N half of Northern Territory to far N Western Australia; Type locality: Port Darwin, Northern Territory. aberrans: coast of NW Western Australia through arid interior to S Northern Territory, N South Australia, W New South Wales and SW Queensland; Type locality: Mount Wynna, W Kimberly, Western Australia. (Mt. Wynne, fide STORR 1988] |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: BMNH 1946.9.6.87 (D. c. and D. c. c.; designated by Kluge 1967) Holotype: WAM R2803 [aberrans] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large member of the complex (total length up to 138 mm) with long spines above eye and on tail. Differing from D. C. aberrans mainly in small non-spinose scales on top and side of tail being granular rather than tubercular [STORR 1988: 121]. 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 342 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Group: Diplodactylus strophurus group (subgenus Strophurus) |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “supercilium” (eyebrow), drawing attention to the long spines above the eye. The subspecies aberrans (= deviating) was named in allusion to the tubercular scales on its tail (Storr 1990: 20). |
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