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Oedura filicipoda KING, 1985

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Fringe-toed Velvet Gecko 
SynonymOedura filicipoda KING 1985: 332
Oedura filicipoda — KLUGE 1993
Oedura filicipoda — COGGER 2000: 261
Oedura filicipoda — OLIVER et al. 2012 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia: NW Kimberley)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: WAM R83707 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: 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)


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CommentMentioned by Smith & Johnstone (1981) as a "probably new species" of Oedura.

Karyotype: 2n = 38 (King 1987) 
EtymologyFrom 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.
 
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