Pseudothecadactylus lindneri COGGER, 1975
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Pseudothecadactylus lindneri
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Giant Cave Gecko |
| Synonym | Pseudothecadactylus lindneri COGGER 1975 Pseudothecadactylus lindneri lindneri — COGGER 1975 Pseudothecadactylus lindbergi — DAREVSKY & ORLOV 1988 Rhacodactylus (Pseudothecadactylus) lindneri — BAUER 1990 Rhacodactylus lindneri — KLUGE 1991 Pseudothecadactylus lindneri — COGGER 1992 Pseudothecadactylus lindneri — KLUGE 1993 Rhacodactylus lindneri — RÖSLER 1995 Pseudothecadactylus lindneri — COGGER 2000: 273 Pseudothecadactylus lindneri — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory: W Arnhem Land) lindneri: Arnhem Land, Northern Territory; Type locality: Koongarra, Mt Brockman Range, Arnhem Land, NT cavaticus: Kimberley district, Western Australia. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: AMS (AM) R38734 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, together with its congener P. australis, may be distinguished from all other Australian gekkonids by the combination of (1) underside of digits with a continuous and subequal series of enlarged lamellae, divided medially, and (2) a small terminal claw arising from the edge of the digital expansion (except for the inner digit, which is clawless) and which is at least partly retractile in the distal median groove. P. lindneri may be distinguished from P. australis by the reduced development or absence of preanal pores in the males (well-developed and conspicuous in australis); ear-opening large, at least six times as large as the nostril (as large as or slightly larger than the nostril in australis); scales of snout small, 20-25 scales along a median line between the rostral and a line joining the anterior edges of the eyes (large in australis, about 10 scales along a median line between rostral and eyes); rostral undivided, much broader than high (almost completely divided and not much broader than high in australis); males with 2-4 postanal tubercles on each side (a single flat tubercle on each side in australis); colour pattern (figs 2, 4, and 6). Diagnostic differences between the two subspecies of P. lindneri are cited on page 93. (Cogger 1975: 89) Additional details (4766 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Subspecies: Pseudothecadactylus lindneri cavaticus has been elevated to species status. |
| Etymology | Named after David A. Lindner, Australian herpetologist. |
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