Oedura elegans

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: Oedura
Species: Oedura elegans

Name

Oedura elegans Hoskin, 2019: 256

• Holotype: QM J59673, ♂, collected on 20 March 1995.
• Type locality: “15 km south of Yuleba (- 26.751° S, 149.382° E, 340 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Hoskin, C.J. 2019. Description of three new velvet geckos (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from inland eastern Australia, and redescription of Oedura monilis De Vis. Zootaxa 4683(2): 242–270. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.2.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oedura elegans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 August 2022.
• Hoskin, C. 2021. IUCN: Oedura elegans  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T181153339A181155318. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T181153339A181155318.en. Accessed on 09 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Velvet Gecko

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