Diplodactylus savagei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Diplodactylus |
| Species: | D. savagei
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplodactylus savagei Kluge, 1963
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Diplodactylus savagei, known commonly as the yellow-spotted Pilbara gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, savagei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]D. savagei is found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of D. savagei are shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas.[1]
Description
[edit]Dorsally, D. savagei is dark reddish brown, with yellowish spots which tend to form transverse dashes. The ventral surfaces are white.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Doughty, P.; Oliver, P.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Diplodactylus savagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102674019A102674045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102674019A102674045.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Diplodactylus savagei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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. (Diplodactylus savagei, p. 233).
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Kluge AG (1963). "Three new species of the Gekkonid Lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray from Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum 14 (3): 545-553 + Plates 34–35. (Diplodactylus savagei, new species, pp. 550–553 + Plate 35).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.