Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya MCDONALD, FENNER, TORKKOLA & OLIVER, 2024
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Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya MCDONALD, FENNER, TORKKOLA & OLIVER 2024: 589 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Alice Springs (23.7°S, 133.87°E) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NTM R20862, a male collected by P. Horner on 16th October 1990. Paratypes. NTM R20865, male, Alice Springs (23.7°S, 133.87°E); SAMA R38848, female, junction of Larapinta and Namatjira Drives (23.77°S, 133.15°E); SAMA R38861, male, Junction Waterhole 10 km north of Alice Springs (23.62°S, 133.88°E); SAMA R40591, male, Upper Stokes Creek, Watarrka National Park (–24.28°S, 131.68°E). Referred material. NTM R15378, 6 km SSW of Claraville Homestead, NT (–23.417°S, 134.726°E); NTM R15795, 4 km SSE of Southern Cross Bore, Garden Station, NT (–23.417°S, 134.726°E); NTM R32488, Palm Valley Well No., NT (–24°S, 132.65°E); NTM R32489, Alice Springs, NT (–23.7°S, 133.883°E); NTM R32492– 4, Alice Springs, NT (–23.7°S, 133.867°E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis from other species in the D. galeatus complex. Diplodactylus tjoritjarinya sp. nov. may be distinguished from D. galeatus and D. fyfei sp. nov. by the smaller ear opening (usually ≤5% of head width or ≤0.6 mm in diameter in adults versus usually >6% of head width or ≥0.6 mm in diameter in adult D. galeatus and D. tjoritjarinya sp. nov.), the presence of dorsal blotches descending <1/4 and typically ~1/8 distance down torso when animal is viewed in lateral profile (versus typically descending ≥1/4 down torso in D. galeatus and D. fyfei sp. nov.), the absence of large white spots (>3 scales in diameter) in the dorso-lateral region, and by the pinkish red or red-brown background colouration (versus dark red). (McDonald et al. 2024) Additional details (1874 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Western and Central Aranda name Tjoritja for the MacDonnell Ranges. Aranda people sometimes refer to themselves as Tjoritja-rinya (pronounced ‘choor-it-ja-rin-ya’) – meaning belonging to Tjoritja. This name respects that Tjoritja is a living cultural landscape to which this gecko belongs and was suggested as a name for this gecko by the Traditional Owners of Tjoritja National Park. Used as a noun in apposition. |
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