Diplodactylus barraganae COUPER, OLIVER & PEPPER, 2014
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Diplodactylus barraganae
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gulf Fat-tailed gecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus barraganae COUPER, OLIVER & PEPPER in OLIVER et al. 2014 |
| Distribution | Australia (border of Northern Territory and Queensland) Type locality: Musselbrook Reserve, Border Waterhole (18° 36’ 30” S, 137° 59’ 18” E) NT/QLD border |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NTM R21395. Paratypes. NTM R21886, NTM R21892, Sherwin Ck / Roper River Junction (14° 40’ S, 134° 22’ E) NT; NTM R21088, Carpentaria Hwy, 100km E Stuart Hwy (16° 25’ 35” S, 134° 10’ 48” E) NT; NTM R20606, Cape Crawford Area (16° 42’ 07” S, 135° 31’ 04” E) NT; NTM R20605, Cape Crawford Area (16° 53’ 42” S, 135° 40’ 31” E) NT; QM J11035–37, Doomadgee Mission Stn (17° 55’ 48” S, 138° 49’ 12” E) QLD; QM J51987, Lawn Hill NP (18° 42’ 30” S, 138° 28’ 30” E) QLD; QM J75143, Lawn Hill (18° 42’ 30” S, 138° 28’ 48” E) QLD; QM J52723, Lawn Hill Stn, Century Project Site (18° 45’ S, 138° 35” E) QLD; AMS R162275, Riversleigh World Heri- tage Area (19° 00’ 11” S, 138° 40’ 03” E) QLD; QM J85474, Riversleigh (19° 00’ 47’ S, 138° 40’ 06” E) QLD; QM J49251, Gregory R, nr ‘Rackham’s Roost’, Riversleigh Stn (19° 02’ S, 138° 45’ E) QLD; AMS R17974 –, 75, Mount Isa (20° 44’ S, 139° 29’ E) QLD. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small member of the D. conspicillatus group (max SVL 49 mm) with a bold canthal stripe and greatly enlarged first supralabial (contacting ventral edge of nasal scale). Mid-dorsal scales on trunk small and only slightly larger than the dorsolaterals. Original tail spade-like and lacking an acute attenuated extension at tip. Scales on dorsal surface of tail ar- ranged in transverse rows (which include rows of both large and small scales). Pattern not strongly contrasting, usually some indication of a pale, jagged-edged vertebral zone. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in OLIVER et al. 2014 (Fig. 3). Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
| Etymology | Named for María Elena Barragán (Fundacion Herpetologica Gustavo Orces. Quito, Ecuador) in recognition of her contributions to reptile conservation and public education. |
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