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Strophurus taeniatus (LÖNNBERG & ANDERSSON, 1913)

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Phasmid Striped Gecko, White-striped Gecko 
SynonymOedurella taeniata LÖNNBERG & ANDERSSON 1913: 5
Diplodactylus michaelseni — LOVERIDGE 1934 (partim)
Diplodactylus taeniatus — COGGER 1975 (partim)
Diplodactylus taeniate — COGGER & HEATWOLE 1981
Strophurus taeniatus — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984
Strophurus taeniatus — GREER 1989
Strophurus taeniatus — KLUGE 1993
Strophurus taeniatus — RÖSLER 1995: 85
Diplodactylus taeniatus — COGGER 2000: 229
Strophurus taeniatus — RÖSLER 2000: 115
Strophurus taeniatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Strophurus taeniatus — MULDER et al. 2022 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

Type locality: Denham, Western Australia  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: NRM (NHRM) 2999 (1913 Oedurella taeniata) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A very small, slender Diplodactylus (subgenus Strophurus), most like D. jeanae but with rostral widely excluded from nostril and much narrower dark dorso-lateral, mid-lateral and mid-ventral stripes [from STORR 1988] 
CommentGroup: Diplodactylus michaelseni group (subgenus Strophurus). Has been synonymized with D. michaelseni by WERMUTH 1965: 24.

Type species: Oedurella taeniata LÖNNBERG & ANDERSSON 1913: 5 is the type species of the genus Oedurella LÖNNBERG & ANDERSSON 1913. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “taenia” (= ribbon). 
References
  • Aloufi, Abdulhadi A.; Zuhair S. Amr, Mohammad A. Abu Baker 2021. Reptiles and Amphibians of Al Madinah Al Munawwarah Province, Saudi Arabia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 28 (3): 1 - get paper here
  • 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.
  • Greer, A.E. 1989. The biology and evolution of Australian lizards. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW 264 pp.
  • Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Die Gattung Strophurus. Draco 8 (29): 49-66 - get paper here
  • Laver, R.J., Nielsen, S.V., Rosauer, D.F., Oliver, P.M. 2017. Trans-biome diversity in Australian grass-specialist lizards (Diplodactylidae: Strophurus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - get paper here
  • Lönnberg, E., and L. G. Andersson. 1913. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. III. Reptiles. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar, Stockholm, 52: 1-17 - get paper here
  • Mulder, J., Oliver, P. M., & Jolly, C. J. 2022. Intraspecific colour pattern variation and genetic diversity in a spinifex specialist gecko (Diplodactylidae: Strophurus) from the Arnhem Plateau, Northern Territory, Australia. Herpetology Notes 15: 853-862
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Rösler, Herbert 1995. Geckos der Welt - Alle Gattungen. Urania, Leipzig, 256 pp.
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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