Strophurus robinsoni

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Strophurus robinsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. robinsoni
Binomial name
Strophurus robinsoni
(L.A. Smith, 1995)
Synonyms [2]
  • Diplodactylus robinsoni
    L.A. Smith, 1945
  • Strophurus robinsoni
    Rösler, 2000

Strophurus robinsoni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, robinsoni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist David Robinson. [3]

Geographic range

In Australia, S. robinsoni is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia. [2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. robinsoni are grassland and rocky areas. [1]

Reproduction

S. robinsoni is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oliver P, Doughty P, Lloyd R (2017). "Strophurus robinsoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102702551A102702596. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702151A102702596.en. Downloaded on 07 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Strophurus robinsoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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 robinsoni, p. 223).

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