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Pygopus robertsi OLIVER, COUPER & AMEY, 2010

IUCN Red List - Pygopus robertsi - Least Concern, LC
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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymPygopus robertsi OLIVER, COUPER & AMEY 2010 
DistributionAustralia (N Queensland)

Type locality: Little Forks, Shipton's Flat, via Cooktown, 15° 47' S, 145° 15' E,  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: QM J47145, male, collected by Lewis Roberts (registered 28 Aug. 1987) Paratypes. QM J3899, sex not determined, Yungaburra, 17° 16' 0" S, 145° 35' 0" E; QM J57778, female, Heathlands area, 11° 44' 0" S, 142° 32' 0" E; QM J58986, male, 10.5km NE of Heathlands, 11° 41' 0" S, 142° 39' 0"E. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (genus). A species in the genus Pygopus as defined by the following combination of character states: dorsal surface of head covered with large and small scales, 3 to 5 postmental scales, 21 or more midbody scale rows, dorsal body scales usually keeled and adults of both sexes with 9 or more precloacal pores (Kluge 1974).


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Comment 
EtymologyNamed for Charles George Roberts who, with his brother Lewis, has assisted zoologists, botanists and ecologists with their field studies in north-east Queensland for over four decades. The Roberts brothers are recognised experts on the flora and fauna of the Cooktown area and Honorary Consultants to the Queensland Museum. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Oliver, P.M.; Couper, P. & Amey, A. 2010. A new species of Pygopus (Pygopodidae; Gekkota; Squamata) from north-eastern Queensland. Zootaxa 2578: 47–61 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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