Diplodactylus fyfei MCDONALD, FENNER, TORKKOLA & OLIVER, 2024
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Diplodactylus fyfei
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Fyfe’s mesa gecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus fyfei MCDONALD, FENNER, TORKKOLA & OLIVER 2024 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory, South Australia) Type locality: foothills east of Mt Beddome on New Crown Station (25.78252°S, 134.35169°E) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NTM R39440, a male collected by P. McDonald on 3rd December 2023. Paratypes. NTM R39439, female, foothills east Mt Beddome, New Crown Station, NT (25.78252°S, 134.35169°E); NTM R39441, female, foothills near Mt Beddome, New Crown Station, NT (25.78252°S, 134.35169°E); SAMA R25851, male, Eringa Station, SA (26.28°S, 134.72°E); SAMA R47003, female, 10 km WSW of Mosquito Camp Dam, New Crown Station, SA (26.1606°S, 134.3997°E). Referred material. NTM R39442, foothills east of Mt Beddome, New Crown Station, NT (25.78252°S, 134.35169°E); NTM R39443–4, foothills of Mt Beddome, New Crown Station, NT (–25.78122°S, 134.36182°E); SAMA R25852, Eringa Station, SA (26.28°S, 134.72°E); SAMA R47002, 10 km WSW of Mosquito Camp Dam, New Crown Station, SA (26.1606°S, 134.3997°E); SAMA R47004, 10 km WSW of Mosquito Camp Dam, New Crown Station, SA (26.1606°S, 134.3997°E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis from other species in the D. galeatus complex. Diplodactylus fyfei sp. nov. may be distinguished from D. tjoritjarinya sp. nov. (see below) by the presence of dorsal blotches descending ≥1/4 distance down torso when animal is viewed in lateral profile (versus typically descending ~1/8 down torso in D. tjoritjarinya sp. nov.), the presence of large white spots (>3 scales in diameter) in the dorso-lateral region often arranged as mid-lateral row of ‘portholes’ (versus smaller spots only), and by the dark red background colouration (versus pinkish red or red-brown). Diplodactylus fyfei sp. nov. may be distinguished from D. galeatus by the larger relative rostral scale height (usually >2.2% of SVL versus usually ≤2.2% SVL in D. galeatus). Diplodactylus fyfei sp. nov. further differs from the very similar D. galeatus in at least 20 putatively fixed differences in the mitochondrial ND2 locus (see Table 2). (McDonald et al. 2024) Additional details (2035 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after herpetologist Greg Fyfe in recognition of his substantial contribution to the knowledge and conservation of central Australia’s reptile fauna. |
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