Strophurus williamsi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Strophurus |
| Species: | S. williamsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Strophurus williamsi (Kluge, 1963)
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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.
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
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b 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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