Diplodactylus pulcher

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 pulcher

Name

Diplodactylus pulcher (Steindachner, 1870)

• Lectotype: NHMW 17572:3. [designated by Kluge (1967)]
• Type locality: “Swan-River in Neuholland”.

Combinations

• Stenodactylopsis pulcher Steindachner, 1870: 343 [original combination]
• Diplodactylus pulcher — Günther, 1885: 102 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Diplodactylus bilineatus Lucas & Frost, 1903: 146
  • Holotype: NMV D7570, ♀, donated by T. Warr, date unknown.
  • Type locality: “Caernarvon [=Minilya Station, 80 miles inland (128.7 km E) from Carnarvon], Western Australia”.

References

Primary references

• Steindachner, F. 1870. Herpetologischen Notizen (II). II. Über einige neue oder seltene Reptilien des Wiener Museums. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 62: 336–350. BHL Reference page. 
• Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1903. Description of two new Australian Lizards, Varanus spenceri and Diplodactylus bilineatus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series 15(2): 145–147. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Diplodactylus pulcher. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 March 2020.
• Wilson, S. 2017. IUCN: Diplodactylus pulcher  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102673945A102673976. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673945A102673976.en. Accessed on 28 July 2022.
• Australian Faunal Directory

Vernacular names

English: Fine-faced Gecko

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