Diplodactylus savagei

Diplodactylus savagei, known commonly as the yellow-spotted Pilbara gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Diplodactylus savagei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. savagei
Binomial name
Diplodactylus savagei
Kluge, 1963
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus savagei
    Kluge, 1963
  • Manwellisaurus savagei
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Diplodactylus savagei
    — Kluge, 1993

Etymology

The specific name, savagei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.[3]

Geographic range

D. savagei is found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. savagei are shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas.[1]

Description

Dorsally, D. savagei is dark reddish brown, with yellowish spots which tend to form transverse dashes. The ventral surfaces are white.[2]

Reproduction

D. savagei is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Doughty P, Oliver P, Wilson S (2017). "Diplodactylus savagei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102674019A102674045. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102674019A102674045.en. Downloaded on 22 February 2020.
  2. Species Diplodactylus savagei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diplodactylus savagei, p. 233).

Further reading
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Kluge AG (1963). "Three new species of the Gekkonid Lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray from Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum 14 (3): 545-553 + Plates 34–35. (Diplodactylus savagei, new species, pp. 550–553 + Plate 35).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.


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