Strophurus strophurus

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: Strophurus
Species: Strophurus strophurus

Name

• Strophurus strophurus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)

Neotype: WAM R6535. [designated by Kluge (1967)]

Type locality: “Baie des Chiens marins, à la Nouvelle-Hollande” [=Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia].

Combinations

• Phyllodactylus strophurus Duméril & Bibron, 1836: 397 [original combination]
• Diplodactylus strophurus — Boulenger, 1885: 100 [subsequent combination]
• Strophurus strophurus — Wells & Wellington, 1984 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1836. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome Troisième (In French). Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. IV + 518 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Strophurus strophurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 December 2018.
• Oliver, P., Doughty, P. & How, R. 2017. IUCN: Strophurus strophurus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102702674A102702712. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702674A102702712.en
• Australian Faunal Directory

Vernacular names

English: Western Spiny-tailed Gecko