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Ocellated velvet gecko

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Ocellated velvet gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Oedura
Species:
O. monilis
Binomial name
Oedura monilis
De Vis, 1888

The ocellated velvet gecko, ocellated gecko, or blotched gecko (Oedura monilis) is a gecko endemic to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.[1] The species was formerly known as Oedura attenboroughi before it fell out of use due to the species name being synonymised.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Oedura monilis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. ^ Wells, R. W.; Wellington, C. R. (March 1985). "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia" (PDF). Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplemental Series. 1: 1–61. ISSN 0728-4683. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ Hoskin, C. J. (8 October 2019). "Description of three new velvet geckos (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from inland eastern Australia, and redescription of Oedura monilis De Vis". Zootaxa. 4683 (2): 242–270. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4683.2.4. PMID 31715927. S2CID 207946442.