Uvidicolus

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Uvidicolus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Uvidicolus
P. Oliver & Bauer, 2011
Species:
U. sphyrurus
Binomial name
Uvidicolus sphyrurus
(Ogilby, 1892)
Synonyms [2]
  • Gymnodactylus sphyrurus
    Ogilby 1892
  • Heteronota walshi
    Kinghorn, 1931
  • Phyllurus walshi
    Kluge, 1963
  • Phyllurus sphyrurus
    — Kluge, 1965
  • Heteronotia walshi
    Wermuth, 1965
  • Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus
    Ingram & Covacevich, 1981
  • Nephrurus sphyrurus
    — Bauer 1990
  • Uvidicolus sphyrurus
    — P. Oliver & Bauer, 2011

Uvidicolus is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Uvidicolus sphyrurus, also known commonly as the border thick-tailed gecko. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Geographic range

U. sphyrurus is found in rocky highlands of the Murray-Darling Basin, in New South Wales and southern Queensland, Australia. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of U. sphyrurus are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft). [1]

Description

U. sphyrurus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in). [2]

Reproduction

U. sphyrurus is oviparous. [2]

Taxonomy

Uvidicolus sphyrurus is sometimes placed in the genus Underwoodisaurus .

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References

  1. 1 2 Shea G, Cogger H, Greenlees M (2018). "Uvidicolus sphyrurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22733A83321870. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T22733A83321870.en. Downloaded on 17 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Uvidicolus sphyrurus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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