Lucasium wombeyi

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Pilbara ground gecko
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Lucasium
Species:
L. wombeyi
Binomial name
Lucasium wombeyi
(Storr, 1978)
Synonyms [2]

The Pilbara ground gecko (Lucasium wombeyi) also known commonly as Wombey's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific name, wombeyi, is in honour of Australian herpetologist John C. Wombey. [3]

Geographic range

L. wombeyi is found in the Pilbara region, in the Australian state of Western Australia. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. wombeyi are grassland and rocky areas. [1]

Reproduction

L. wombeyi is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oliver P, Doughty P, How R, Sanderson C (2017). "Lucasium wombeyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102676891A102677274. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102676A102677274.en. Downloaded on 13 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Lucasium wombeyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lucasium wombeyi, p. 289).

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