Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi Shea, Couper, Worthington Wilmer & Amey, 2011: 34

Holotype: QM J87075, ♀, collected by P. Couper and K. McDonald on 28 September 2008.
Type locality: “The Archways Cave section, Chillagoe–Mungana Caves National Park, 350 m above sea level (asl) (17°05′29″S 144°23′28″E)”, Australia.
Paratypes: MCZ 152021, Laura River, Cook Hwy, 2 [28] mi. W, 32 mi. S Cooktown (15°55' S 144°50' E); QM J19327, Mt Molloy (16°41' S 145°20' E); J30062–63, 21.4 km E Chillagoe (17°16' S 144°37' E); J31272, J48084, Chillagoe (17°09' S 144°31' E); J45365, Mt Mulligan (16°53' S 144°51' E); J60725–26, Little Forks, Annan River (15°49' S 145°13' E); J61772–73, nr Chillagoe township (17°09' S 144°31' E); J63482, Windsor Tableland (16°18' S 145°05' E); J87047–48, Ship Rock, Mt Poverty, Grey Range (15°51'47" S 145°12'19" E)]; J87070, Mt Windsor National Park (16°18'06" S 145°05'25" E); J87071, Donner Cave, Chillagoe–Mungana Caves National Park (17°09' 57" S 144°30'57" E); J87072–74, 87076–77, The Archways Cave section, Chillagoe–Mungana Caves National Park (17°05'29" S 144°23'28" E); J87078, Granite Gorge, via Wakamin (17°02'50" S 145°21'15" E); J87083, Royal Arch Tower section, Chillagoe–Mungana Caves National Park (17°11'06" S 144°29'57" E); J87084, Royal Arch Tower section, Chillagoe–Mungana Caves National Park (17°11'00" S 144°29'51" E); J88027–88028, Parrot Creek Falls, via Shiptons Flat (15°48'08" S 145°15'24" E).

Shea, G., Couper, P., Worthington Wilmer, J. & Amey, A. 2011. Revision of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 3146(1): 1–63. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3146.1.1 Reference page.

Hoskin, C., Vanderduys, E., Amey, A., Couper, P. & Cogger, H. 2018. IUCN: Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102731740A102731743. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102731740A102731743.en. Accessed on 09 December 2025.