Diplodactylus galaxias

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species: Diplodactylus galaxias

Name

Diplodactylus galaxias Doughty, Pepper & Keogh, 2010: 40

• Holotype: WAM R113624, adult ♀, collected by B. Bush on 15 April 1992.
• Type locality: “42km NNE Munjina Roadhouse, Western Australia, Australia (2159’S; 11845’E)”.

References

Primary references

• Doughty, P., Pepper, M. & Keogh, J.S. 2010. Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 2393(1): 33–45. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2393.1.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Diplodactylus galaxias. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 July 2022.
• Oliver, P., Doughty, P., Craig, M. & How, R. 2017. IUCN: Diplodactylus galaxias  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102673307A102673429. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673307A102673429.en. Accessed on 31 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Pilbara Beak-faced Gecko

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