Mount Augustus spiny-tailed gecko explained

The Mount Augustus spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus wilsoni), also known commonly as the Mount Augustus striped gecko and Wilson's spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, wilsoni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Stephen Karl "Steve" Wilson.^[2]

Geographic range

S. wilsoni is found in western Western Australia.^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitat of S. wilsoni is shrubland.

Reproduction

S. wilsoni is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Cogger H (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Ellis RJ, Doughty P, Bauer AM (2018). "An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum". Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 051–094.
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus wilsoni, p. 115). (in German).
• Storr GM (1983). "Two new lizards from Western Australia (genera Diplodactylus and Lerista)". Rec. Western Australian Mus. 11 (1): 59–62. (Diplodactylus wilsoni, new species).
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]