Strophurus jeanae

Strophurus jeanae, also known commonly as the southern phasmid gecko and Jean's spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Strophurus jeanae

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. jeanae
Binomial name
Strophurus jeanae
(Storr, 1988)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus jeanae
    Storr, 1988
  • Oedurella jeanae
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Strophurus jeanae
    — Greer, 1989

Etymology

The specific name, jeanae, is in honor of Miss Jean White, Department of Ornithology and Herpetology, Western Australian Museum.[3]

Geographic range

In Australia S. jeanae is found in northern Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. jeanae is arid zones.[2]

Reproduction

S. jeanae is oviparous.[2]

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References
  1. Shea G, Ellis R, (2017). "Strophurus jeanae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T178545A83325528. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178545A83325528.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2019.
  2. "Strophurus jeanae ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  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 jeanae, p. 134).

Further reading
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Greer AE (1989). The Biology and Evolution of Australian Lizards. Chipping Norton, New South Wales: Surrey Beatty & Sons. 264 pp. (Strophurus jeanae, new combination).
  • Storr GM (1988). "A new species of Diplodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 14 (2): 183-187. (Diplodactylus jeanae, new species).
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