Oedura filicipoda KING, 1985

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Higher Taxa	Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Fringe-toed Velvet Gecko
Synonym	Oedura filicipoda KING 1985: 332 Oedura filicipoda — KLUGE 1993 Oedura filicipoda — COGGER 2000: 261 Oedura filicipoda — OLIVER et al. 2012
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia: NW Kimberley)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R83707
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A very large Oedura distinguished from all other species by the following characteristics. Scalation on the toes is unlike any other Oedura, for the subdigital plates depress laterally giving the toes a markedly fringed appearance . The species is larger than other Oedura and has a broad face and long legs. The back pattern and colouration are also distinctive. (King 1985) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2181 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Mentioned by Smith & Johnstone (1981) as a "probably new species" of Oedura. Karyotype: 2n = 38 (King 1987)
Etymology	From the Latin filicis (fern) plus Greek pous (foot), relating to the fringed toes. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
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 King,M. 1985. Three new species of Oedura (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Mitchell Plateau of north Western Australia. Amphibia-Reptilia 5 (3-4): 329-337 [1984] - get paper here Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Australische Samtgeckos. Die Gattung Oedura. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 64 pp. - get paper here Laver RJ, Doughty P, Oliver PM. 2017. Origins and patterns of endemic diversity in two specialized lizard lineages from the Australian Monsoonal Tropics (Oedura spp.). J Biogeogr. 00: 1–12 - get paper here Oliver, Paul M.; Aaron M. Bauer, Eli Greenbaum, Todd Jackman, Tara Hobbie 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63 (2): 255-264 - get paper here Porter, Robert 2002. The Fringe-toed Velvet Gecko, Oedura filicipoda King, 1984- Some Notes on its Natural History and the First Recorded Details of its Captive Maintenance and Breeding. Gekko 3 (2): 9-16 Schmida, G. 2007. Betrachtungen zu den australischen Samtgeckos der Gattung Oedura. Draco 8 (29): 22-30 - 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 Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/gekkonidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Oedura/filicipoda Google images

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