Strophurus jeanae
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.
| Strophurus jeanae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Strophurus |
| Species: | S. jeanae |
| Binomial name | |
| Strophurus jeanae (Storr, 1988) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, jeanae, is in honor of Miss Jean White, Department of Ornithology and Herpetology, Western Australian Museum.[3]
Geographic range
In Australia S. jeanae is found in northern Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.[2]
References
- Shea G, Ellis R, (2017). "Strophurus jeanae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T178545A83325528. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178545A83325528.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2019.
- "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).
Further reading
- 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).
- 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).
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