Uvidicolus sphyrurus

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: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Uvidicolus
Species: Uvidicolus sphyrurus

Name

• Uvidicolus sphyrurus (Ogilby, 1892: 6)
  • Authority for current placement: Oliver & Bauer, 2011: 671
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Obsolete combination: Nephrurus sphyrurus
  • Obsolete combination: Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus
  • Original combination: Gymnodactylus sphyrurus
  • Original genus: Gymnodactylus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique ('the unique example described above ...')
    • Description:
    • Repository: AM R3800
  • Type locality: 'interior of New South Wales (Tumut?)'

Synonyms

• Heteronota walshi Kinghorn, 1931: 268
  • Authority for current placement:
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Heteronota
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description:
    • Repository: AM R10266
  • Type locality: 'Boggabri, on the northern tablelands of New South Wales'

References

• Kinghorn, J.R. 1931: Herpetological Notes. No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum, 18(5): 267–269. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.18.1931.727
• Ogilby, J.D. 1892: Descriptions of three new Australian lizards. Records of the Australian Museum, 2(1): 6–11. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.2.1892.1180 BHL
• Oliver, P.M.; Bauer, A.M. 2011: Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 59(3): 664–674. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.018

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory [as Nephrurus sphyrurus]
• The Reptile Database

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Uvidicolus sphyrurus