Oedura tryoni

Oedura tryoni

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: Oedura
Species: Oedura tryoni

Name

Oedura tryoni De Vis, 1884: 54

• Syntypes: QM, collected by Henry Tryon. [lost fide Bustard (1966: 6)]
• Neotype: AM R21601, adult ♀, collected by H. Bustard and P. Maderson in September 1964.
• Type locality: “Stanthorpe”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Mount Marlay, Stanthorpe, S.E. Queensland” by Bustard (1966: 6).

Synonyms

• Oedura ocellata Boulenger, 1885: 105 [synonymised by Boulenger (1887: 483)]
  • Syntypes: BMNH 1954.11.1.1, ♂.
  • Type locality: “Australia”.

Native distribution areas

• Australia: Queensland and New South Wales.

References

Primary references

• De Vis, C.W. 1884. On New Australian Lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1: 53–56. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History) Second edition. Volume 3. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. Printed by Order of the Trustees: London. XII + 575 pp., pls I–XL. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hoskin, C.J. 2019. Description of three new velvet geckos (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from inland eastern Australia, and redescription of Oedura monilis De Vis. Zootaxa 4683(2): 242–270. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.2.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Oedura tryoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 August 2022.
• Venz, M. & Hobson, R. 2018. IUCN: Oedura tryoni  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102683410A102683413. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102683410A102683413.en. Accessed on 09 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko

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