Phyllurus nepthys COUPER, COVACEVICH & MORITZ, 1993
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Higher Taxa | Carphodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Phyllurus nepthys COUPER, COVACEVICH & MORITZ 1993: 115 Phyllurus nepthys — COGGER 2000: 742 Phyllurus nepthys — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Phyllurus nepthys — COGGER 2014: 275 Phyllurus nepthys — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 112 Phyllurus nepthys — HOSKIN 2023 |
Distribution | Australia (Queensland) Type locality: Finch Hatton NP (21 °06' , 148°38') MEQ. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: QM J34058 (Queensland Museum); Paratypes: AM |
Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: P. nepthys is an extremely spinose, large Phyllurus (maximum SVL 103 mm). A 'peppered' brown venter separates it from all its congeners (with immaculate or mottled venters). P. nepthys is further distinguished from P. caudiannulatus by its rostral groove (partially divided, Fig. 7e vs completely divided, Fig. 7a); from P. isis and P. platurus by the depth of its acarodomatia = axillary pits (moderately to deeply invaginated vs shallowly invaginated); and from P. ossa by rostral grooves (1 groove partially dividing the rostral, Fig. 7e vs 1-3 grooves, usually 3, only rarely 1 or 2, partially dividing the rostral, Fig. 7f-h) [from COUPER et al. 1993]. |
Comment | Distribution: See map in Hoskin 2023: 234 (Fig. 1) |
Etymology | Named after some name in Egyptian mythology (Mackenzie, 1978). The epithet is to be treated as a noun in apposition. |
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