Diplodactylus capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species: Diplodactylus capensis

Name

Diplodactylus capensis Doughty, Oliver & Adams, 2008: 259

• Holotype: WAM R154901, adult ♂, collected by P. Doughty on 13 April 2004.
• Type locality: “Shothole Canyon, Northwest Cape, Western Australia (22°03'12"S, 114°01'11"E)”.

References

Primary references

• Doughty, P., Oliver, P.M. & Adams, M. 2008. Systematics of stone geckos in the genus Diplodactylus (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from northwestern Australia, with a description of a new species from the Northwest Cape, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 24(3): 247–265. DOI: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.24(3).2008.247-265 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Diplodactylus capensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 July 2022.
• Teale, R., Doughty, P. & Wilson, S. 2018. IUCN: Diplodactylus capensis  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102672865A102673045. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102672865A102673045.en. Accessed on 31 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Cape Range Stone Gecko