Strophurus intermedius (OGILBY, 1892)

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
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] Additional details (406 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Group: Diplodactylus strophurus group (subgenus Strophurus).
Etymology	Named for being intermediate between S. ciliaris and S. spinigerus, and strophurus (Storr 1990: 27).
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Greer, A.E. 1989. The biology and evolution of Australian lizards. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW 264 pp. Hoser, R. 2005. A new subspecies of Strophurus intermedius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from south Australia. Boydii: Journal of the Herpetological Society of Queensland, Spring 2005, pp. 14-15. [http://www.smuggled.com/DipInt1.htm] - get paper here Kaiser, H.; Crother, B.I.; Kelly, C.M.R.; Luiselli, L.; O’Shea, M.; Ota, H.; Passos, P.; Schleip, W.D. & Wüster, W. 2013. Best Practices: In the 21st Century, Taxonomic Decisions in Herpetology are Acceptable Only When Supported by a Body of Evidence and Published via Peer-Review. Herpetological Review 44 (1): 8-23 Kay, G.M.; D. Michael; M. Crane; S. Okada; C. MacGregor; D. Florance; D. Trengove; L. McBurney; D. Blair; D.B. Lindenmayer. 2013. A list of reptiles and amphibians from Box Gum Grassy Woodlands in south-eastern Australia. Check List 9 (3):476-481 - get paper here Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Die Gattung Strophurus. Draco 8 (29): 49-66 - get paper here Longman, H. A. 1916. Snakes and lizards from Queensland and the Northern Territory. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 5: 46-51 - get paper here Michael, D.R.; D.B. Lindenmayer; M. Crane; C. MacGregor; R. Montague-Drake; L. McBurney. 2011. Reptilia, Murray catchment, New South Wales, southeastern Australia. Check List 7 (1):25-29 - get paper here Mitchell, F. J. 1955. Preliminary account of the Reptilia and Amphibia collected by the National Geographic Society - Commonwealth Government - Smithsonian Institution Expedition to Arnhem Land (April to November, 1948). Rec. South Austral. Mus. 11: 373-408 - get paper here Ogilby, J. D. 1892. Descriptions of three new Australian lizards. Rec. Austral. Mus. 2: 6—11 - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Storr, G. M. 1988. The Diplodactylus ciliaris complex (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) in Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 14: 121-133. - get paper here Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.gekkota.com/Photos/photos.html http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/gekkonidae.pdf http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/lizards/geckos/geckos.htm http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/lthumblivgec.htm http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Strophurus… Google images

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