Diplodactylus conspicillatus LUCAS & FROST, 1897
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Diplodactylus conspicillatus
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Variable Fat-tailed Gecko, Burrow-plug Gecko |
| Synonym | Diplodactylus conspicillatus LUCAS & FROST 1897 Gymnodactylus laevis STERNFELD 1925 (fide LOVERIDGE 1934) Diplodactylus conspicillatus — LOVERIDGE 1934 Diplodactylus conspicillatus — WERMUTH 1965: 23 Diplodactylus conspicillatus — RÖSLER 1995: 80 Diplodactylus conspicillatus — COGGER 2000: 217 Diplodactylus conspicillatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Diplodactylus conspiculatus — DITTMER et al. 2020 (in error) |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia) Type locality: Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: NMV D7535, designated by Kluge 1967 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large member of the D. conspicillatus group (max SVL 62 mm) with a bold canthal stripe and a greatly enlarged first supralabial (contacting ventral edge of nasal scale. Mid-dorsal scales on trunk plate-like and markedly larger than smaller dorsolateral scales. Scales on nape granular and only slightly larger than granules on side of neck. Original tail spade-like and lacking an acute attenuated extension at tip. Scales on dorsal surface of tail ar- ranged in transverse rows (which usually include rows of both large and small scales). Pattern generally spotted and often with numerous dark blotches that contrast strongly with base col- our (Fig. 7A–B in OLIVER et al. 2014). |
| Comment | Synonymy: Diplodactylus hillii LONGMAN 1915, D. platyurus PARKER 1926, and D. laevis STERNFELD 1925 have been removed from the synonymy of D. conspicillatus and revalidated by OLIVER et al. 2014. Group: (founding) member of Diplodactylus conspicillatus group. Diet: termites, ants Abundance: common, with more than 500 specimens collected (Pianka 2011). However, the D. conspicillatus species complex was split up into multiple species and several synonyms revalidated by OLIVER et al. 2015. Distribution: populations from NSW are now considered Diplodactylus ameyi. |
| Etymology | Named after the Latin word for spectacled. |
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