Strophurus williamsi

Strophurus williamsi, also known commonly as the eastern spiny-tailed gecko, the soft-spined gecko, and Williams' spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.

Strophurus williamsi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. williamsi
Binomial name
Strophurus williamsi
(Kluge, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Diplodactylus williamsi
    Kluge, 1963
  • Strophurus williamsi
    — Wells & Wellington, 1984

Etymology

The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.[2]

Geographic range

In Australia, S. williamsi is found in northeastern New South Wales, Queensland, southeastern South Australia, and northwestern Victoria.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. williamsi are forest and savanna.[1]

Reproduction

S. williamsi is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Hobson R, Venz M (2018). "Strophurus williamsi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102702792A102702815. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102701792A102702815.en. Downloaded on 10 December 2019.
  2. 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 williamsi, p. 286).
  3. Species Strophurus williamsi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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). "A New Species of Gekkonid Lizard, Genus Diplodactylus Gray, from Eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 88: 230-234 + Plate XIV. (Diplodactylus williamsi, new species, pp. 230-233 + Plate XIV, figures a-e).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Strophurus williamsi, p. 115). (in German).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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