Heteronotia planiceps STORR, 1989

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Bynoe's Prickly Gecko
Synonym	Heteronotia planiceps STORR 1989 Heteronotia spelea — SMITH & JOHNSTONE 1981 Heteronotia planiceps — KLUGE 1993 Heteronotia planiceps — COGGER 2000: 741 Heteronotia planiceps — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (N Western Australia plus SE Pilbara, adjacent Northern Territory) Type locality: 15 km SW Kings Cascade, Western Australia, in 15° 43' S, 125°12' E.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM 96971
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A moderately small lIeteronotia with bold pattern of dark straight-edged transverse nuchal, dorsal and caudal bands, distinguishable from H. spelea by temporal stripe in contact with occipital band but not with nuchal band. (When dorsal bands are present in H. binoei they are narrow, not straight-edged and about 7 in number).
Comment	Similar species: Closely related to Heteronotia spelea, but the relationship has not been resolved.
Etymology	Named after Latin “planus” = flat and “-ceps” head.
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Ellis, Ryan J.; Paul Doughty and Aaron M. Bauer 2018. An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 051–094 - get paper here Smith, L.A. & Johnstone, R.E. 1981. Amphibians and reptiles of Mitchell Plateau and adjacent coast and lowlands, Kimberley, Western Australia. In: Biological Survey of Mitchell Plateau and Admirality Gulf, Kimberley, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth: pp. 215-227 Storr, G. M. 1989. A new Heteronotia (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 14: 269—273 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp. Zozaya, S. M., Teasdale, L. C., Tedeschi, L. G., Higgie, M., Hoskin, C. J., & Moritz, C. 2022. Initiation of speciation across multiple dimensions in a rock‐restricted, tropical lizard. Molecular Ecology - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Heteronotia… http://www.tortoise.org/archives/malaco.html http://www.tortoise.org/archives/malaname.html Google images

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