Nephrurus eromanga OLIVER, DONNELLAN & GUNN, 2022
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Nephrurus eromanga
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| Higher Taxa | Carphodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Eromanga Basin Knob-Tail Gecko |
| Synonym | Nephrurus eromanga OLIVER, DONNELLAN & GUNN 2022: 224 |
| Distribution | Australia (CW Queensland) Type locality: 4 km N. of Diamantina Station (23°44 0 S, 141°08 0 E), |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: QM J97592 (formerly SAMA R42602), collected by B. Miller, G. Armstrong and J. Birrell on 12 October 1993. Paratypes: QM J4525–6, 140°300E); QM J70473 Tick Hill, 25 km SSE of Duchess (21°38 0 47′′S, 139°55 0 47′′E); QM J31976, QMJ35040, Winton (22°23 0 S, 143°02 0 E); QM J5727, Lucknow Stn, W of Winton (22°430S, 140°550E); QM J28699, Cork Stn via Winton (22°560S, 142°180E); QM J9912, Longreach (23°26 0 S, 144°15 0 E); AMS R120094, Mayne Junction Hotel, approx. 40 km N of Diamantina Lakes Stn (23°33 0 S, 141°22 0 E); QM J31545, Winton fossil site (23°50 0 S, 142°15 0 E); QM J7878, Jundah (24°50 0 S, 143°04 0 E); SAMA R42600, 6 km N of Diamantina Stn (23°43 0 S, 141°08 0 E); SAMA R42601, 4 km N of Diamantina Stn (23°44 0 S, 141°08 0 E); QM J741, Diamantina Lakes (23°46 0 S, 141°08 0 E); QM J83532–3, Homestead on Westerton Stn (24°03 0 S, 142°49 0 30′′E); QM J10526, Jundah (24°50 0 S, 143°04 0 E); SAMA R42603, 85 km W of Windorah (25°21 0 S, 141°50 0 E); SAMA R55288–9 The Monument, west side of Mt Bruce (23°45 0 S, 139°55 0 E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Nephrurus eromanga, sp. nov. can be distinguished from other taxa in the N. asper group by the following combination of characters: moderately large size (maximum SVL males ~105 mm, females ~114 mm); fawn to mid-brown (reddish in life) dorsal colouration on dorsal and lateral surfaces of head, torso and limbs; narrow to wide pale dorsal crossbands or broken series of blotches; dark-brown saddle on the nape, which extends posterior to the forelimbs and contrasts strongly with the base colouration on the back the head and remainder of torso; digits lacking dark-brown or grey bands or flecks; and basal scales surrounding each tubercle uniform in height and less than half the height of the scale they enclose. (Oliver et al. 2022) 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 5246 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Oliver et al. 2022: 217 (Fig. 1, as N. asper “west”). |
| Etymology | Named after the Eromanga Basin, a Mesozoic sedimentary basin in inland eastern Australia that entirely circumscribes the distribution of the species. The name Eromanga is in turn derived from the small town of Eromanga (at which this species does not occur). Eromanga is used as a noun in apposition. |
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