Underwoodisaurus milii

Underwoodisaurus milii

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: Underwoodisaurus
Species: Underwoodisaurus milii

Name

• Underwoodisaurus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825) [nomen protectum over Gecko dorreensis Péron, 1807, designated by Shea (2002: 434)]
  • Authority for current placement:
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original combination: Phyllurus milii
  • Original genus: Phyllurus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: neotype
    • Fixation: designated by Shea (2002: 433)
    • Description:
    • Repository: WAM R34085
  • Type locality: 'Bernier Island, Shark Bay'

Synonyms

• Gecko dorreensis Péron, 1807 [nomen oblitum under Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825, designated by Shea (2002: 434)]
  • Authority for current placement: objective (same neotype)
  • Original genus: Gecko
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: neotype
    • Fixation: designated by Shea (2002: 434)
    • Description:
    • Repository: WAM R34085
  • Type locality: 'Bernier Island, Shark Bay'
• Underwoodisaurus husbandi Wells & Wellington, 1984: 78
  • Authority for current placement:
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Underwoodisaurus Wermuth, 1965
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description:
    • Repository: AM R111952 (previously AMFS25399)
  • Type locality: '12.5 km SW of Milbrodale, N.S.W. (road distance)'

References

• Doughty, P.; Oliver, P.M. 2011: A new species of Underwoodisaurus (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Zootaxa, 3010: 20–30. Preview PDF
• Shea, G.M. 2002: The identity of Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint Vincent, 1823 (Squamata: Pygopodidae: Diplodactylinae). Records of the Western Australian Museum, 20 (4): 431–435. PDF
• Wells, R.W.; Wellington, R.C. 1984(1983): A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian journal of herpetology, 1 (3-4): 73–129. PDF

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory [as Nephrurus milii]

Vernacular names

English: thick-tailed gecko

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