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Western spiny-tailed gecko

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Western spiny-tailed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. strophurus
Binomial name
Strophurus strophurus
Synonyms[2]

The western spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus strophurus) is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Geographic range

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S. strophurus is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

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The natural habitat of S. strophurus is shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

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S. strophurus is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Oliver, P.; Doughty, P.; How, R. (2017). "Strophurus strophurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102702674A102702712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702674A102702712.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Strophurus strophurus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Gekkonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Diplodactylus strophurus, new combination, p. 100).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1836). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome troisième [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles, Volume 3 ]. Paris: Roret. iv + 517 pp. + Errata et emendanda. (Phyllodactylus strophurus, new species, pp. 397–399). (in French).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) [= Annotated list of recent, subrecent and fossil known Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus strophurus, p. 115). (in German).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.