Strophurus robinsoni

Strophurus robinsoni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]

Strophurus robinsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. robinsoni
Binomial name
Strophurus robinsoni
(L.A. Smith, 1995)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus robinsoni
    L.A. Smith, 1945
  • Strophurus robinsoni
    — Rösler, 2000

Etymology

The specific name, robinsoni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist David Robinson.[3]

Geographic range

In Australia, S. robinsoni is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. robinsoni are grassland and rocky areas.[1]

Reproduction

S. robinsoni is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Oliver P, Doughty P, Lloyd R (2017). "Strophurus robinsoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102702551A102702596. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702151A102702596.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2019.
  2. Species Strophurus robinsoni 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. (Strophurus robinsoni, p. 223).

Further reading
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 9780643100350.
  • Laver RJ, Nielsen SV, Rosauer DF, Oliver PM (2017). "Trans-biome diversity in Australian grass-specialist lizards (Diplodactylidae: Strophurus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 115: 62–70.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Strophurus robinsoni, new combination, p. 115). (in German).
  • Smith LA (1995). "A new Diplodactylus, subgenus Strophurus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 17 (3): 351–353. (Diplodactylus robinsoni, new species).
  • 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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