Strophurus jeanae
| Strophurus jeanae | |
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| Western Australia, April 2023 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Strophurus |
| Species: | S. jeanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Strophurus jeanae (Storr, 1988)
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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
[edit]The specific name, jeanae, is in honor of Miss Jean White, Department of Ornithology and Herpetology, Western Australian Museum.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]In Australia S. jeanae is found in northern Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of S. jeanae are grassland and shrubland in arid zones.[1][2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Strophurus jeanae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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).