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Strophurus trux VANDERDUYS, 2017

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Golden-eyed gecko 
SynonymStrophurus trux VANDERDUYS 2017 
DistributionAustralia (C Queensland)

Type locality: Mt Redcliffe, 8 km south southwest of Marlborough, central Queensland, Australia (149°53'30 E, 22°48'50" S)  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: QM J94287, male, collected by E. Vanderduys, 16 January 2015. Paratypes: Collection locations as holotype. QM J95523, female collected by A. Reside and E. Vanderduys, 22 December 2014; QM J94284, male; QM J94285, female; QM J95524, male all collected by E. Vanderduys, 16 January 2015 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Strophurus trux sp. nov. is a small (maximum SVL 48.8 mm), short-tailed (TL/SVL 0.47–0.61), faintly patterned or immaculate gecko (Figure 1) from central eastern Queensland, Australia (Figure 2). Strophurus trux sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Strophurus by the combination of the following characters: its bright yellow to rich gold or golden brown coloured iris (Figure 3); its lack of enlarged tubercles or spines anywhere on the body except at the posterior edge of the upper eyelid; cloacal spurs; generally dull pattern, with scattered dark grey spots, each occupying a single scale at most, and sometimes a faint indication of slightly darker brown dorsal reticulations, and often faint longitudinal stripes along the tail. Ventral surface is demarcated from dorsal surface along the lower sides, the ventral surface being paler than the dorsal, usually with scattered darker spots, each occupying a single scale. Demarcation of dorsal and ventral colours is stronger on the tail than on the body. The mouth lining is pale blue while the tongue is pink to red (Figure 4).


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet "trux" is Latin for wild, savage, harsh and pitiless, including instruments of human savagery, and also of the scene of such cruelty (Lewis & Short 1879; Glare 1982). This name was chosen in reference to the only location known for Strophurus trux sp. nov. It is in the proximity of the "Marlborough stretch", a section of the old Bruce Highway in central Queensland with notoriety as a wild and dangerous place in the 1960s and 1970s because of a series of murders and shootings (Gibson 2002) and its general remoteness. 
References
  • VANDERDUYS, ERIC 2017. A new species of gecko (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Strophurus) from central Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 4347 (2): 316–330 - 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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