Lepidodactylus orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lepidodactylus
Species: Lepidodactylus orientalis

Name

Lepidodactylus orientalis Brown & Parker, 1977: 261

• Holotype: BMNH 1897.12.10.7, ♂, collected by Dr. L. Loria.
• Type locality: “Port Moresby area, Central District, Papua New Guinea”.

Synonyms

• Lepidodactylus browni Pernetta & Black, 1983: 121 [synonymised by Kraus, Vahtera & Weijola (2022)]
  • Holotype: UPNG 6355, adult ♂, collected by J.C. Pernetta and D. Black on 9 May 1981.
  • Type locality: “Bogoro Inlet, Bootless Bay, Central Province, Papua New Guinea”.

References

Primary references

• Brown, W.C. & Parker, F. 1977. Lizards of the genus Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the islands of the Pacific, with description of new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th Series 41(8): 253–265. BHL Reference page. 
• Pernetta, J.C. & Black, D. 1983. Species of Gecko (Lepidodactylus) in the Port Moresby Area, with the Description of a New Species. Journal of Herpetology 17(2): 121–128. DOI: 10.2307/1563452 Reference page. 
• Kraus, F., Vahtera, V. & Weijola, V. 2022. Lepidodactylus browni (Squamata, Gekkonidae) Placed in the Synonymy of L. orientalis. Journal of Herpetology 56(1): 137–145. DOI: 10.1670/21-010 Reference page. 

Links

• Kraus, F., Fisher, R., Oliver, P. & Tallowin, O. 2021. IUCN: Lepidodactylus orientalis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T42482989A192985979. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T42482989A192985979.en. Accessed on 29 October 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Oriental Scaly-toed Gecko