Oedura bella OLIVER & DOUGHTY, 2016
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Oedura bella
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gulf marbled velvet gecko |
| Synonym | Oedura bella OLIVER & DOUGHTY 2016 Oedura bella — HOSKIN 2019 |
| Distribution | Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, primarily around the western and southern edges of the Gulf of Carpentaria) Type locality: 10 km south of Mt Isa on Boulia Road, Queensland, Australia (20.8617°S, 139.4617°E) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: QM J94016 (field number—OMAR #001), adult male with original tail, collected by P.M. Oliver, M. Vucko and M. Vickers, on 20 February 2007. Paratypes. Northern Territory: AMS R53437–8, 37 km north of McArthur River base camp on Borroloola Road (16.10°S, 136.12°E); AMS R53467, Caranbirini Water Hole, 21 km north of McArthur River base camp (16.22°S, 136.15°E); AMS R53643, Glyde River, 10 km east of McArthur River base camp (16.43°S, 136.17°E); AMS R53782, 37 km north of McArthur River Camp (16.10°S, 136.12°E); SAMA R34188, McArthur River Station (16.67°S, 135.85°E). Queensland: NTM R21288, Musselbrook Reservoir (18.61°S, 138.08°E); SAMA R34208–9, SAMA R35425, Lawn Hill NP (18.58°S, 138.50°E); QM J52748, Lawn Hill Station, Century Project Site (18.75°S, 138.58°E); QM J74927, Hells Gate (17.47°S; 138.37°E); QM J75207–8, Lawn Hill (18.71°S, 138.48°E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized (SVL: mean 78 mm, max 92 mm) species in the O. marmorata complex with a wide (HW/SVL 0.19–0.23) and moderately deep head (HD/SVL 0.10–0.12), short body (Trk/SVL 0.41–0.49), short original tail (TL/SVL 0.49–0.65) that is narrower than head and slightly depressed, rostral usually less than half divided, terminal lamellae moderately wide (ToeW/SVL 0.021–0.030), proximal subdigital lamellae of all fingers not wider than apical pair, 12–17 precloacal pores in males and base colouration dark purplish brown with 5 distinct to faint light dorsal bands from nape to hindlimbs. |
| Comment | Habitat: primarily saxicoline, using both horizontal screes and vertical faces (including road cuttings), however, it has also been recorded under bark around the base of trees (but in rocky country) (G. Bourke, pers. comm., in OLIVER & DOUGHTY 2016). |
| Etymology | From the Latin masculine adjective bellum (used in its feminine form), meaning amongst other things pretty, handsome, charming, fine, lovely, neat, pleasant, agreeable, active, gallant or good. In reference to the very attractive contrasting yellow and dark colour pattern of this species. |
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