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New England Tableland thick-tailed gecko

New England Tableland thick-tailed gecko (Uvidicolus sphyrurus)
Girraween, Queensland
Photo © Dan Lynch
Uvidicolus sphyrurus - (Ogilby, 1892)
Pronunciation    sfeye-RURE-uss
Etymology  Uvidicolus: 'from the Latin uvidus, meaning moist or humid, and -colus, dwelling in. In reference to the restricted range of this gecko in relatively mesic and cool highland areas of the central Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia.'1
sphyrurus: 'hammer'-tail'.2
Other names  Granite Belt thick-tailed gecko
Border thick-tailed gecko
Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus
Nephrurus sphyrurus
 
 
Snout-to-vent length
Species avg: 7 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
2
Description Distribution Natural history Conservation Further information More photos

References

  1. Oliver, PM & Bauer, AM (2011). Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): pleisomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 59(3):664-674.
  2. Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp - search web for this book
  3. Ogilby, J.D. (1892). Descriptions of three new Australian lizards. Records of the Australian Museum, 2(1):6-11.
 

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