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Lucasium wombeyi

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Species of lizard

Pilbara ground gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Lucasium
Species:
L. wombeyi
Binomial name
Lucasium wombeyi
(Storr, 1978)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus wombeyi
    Storr, 1978
  • Lucasium wombeyi
    — P. Oliver, Hutchinson & Cooper, 2007

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 .

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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350. (Lucasium wombeyi, p. 315).
  • Oliver PM, Hutchinson MN, Cooper SJB (2007). "Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray and resurrection of Lucasium Wermuth (Gekkota, Diplodactylidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology 55 (3): 197–210. (Lucasium wombeyi, new combination).
  • Storr GM (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (3): 337–352. (Diplodactylus wombeyi, new species, pp. 344–345, "Plate" 3).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.


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