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Strophurus jeanae

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Strophurus jeanae
Western Australia, April 2023
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of S. jeanae are grassland and shrubland in arid zones.[1][2]

Description

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S. jeanae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.9 cm (1.9 in). It is striped, slender-bodied, and thin-legged. The rostral is in contact with the nostril.[4]

Defensive behavior

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If threatened, S. jeanae may gape its mouth to display the bright yellow lining. It may also squirt a bright orange viscous fluid from glands in the tail.[4]

Reproduction

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S. jeanae is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Shea, G.; Ellis, R.; Oliver, P. (2017). "Strophurus jeanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178545A83325528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178545A83325528.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "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).
  4. ^ a b Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Strophurus jeanae, pp. 126–127).

Further reading

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  • 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).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus jeanae, p. 115). (in German).
  • 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).