Lucasium wombeyi

Short description: Species of lizard

Pilbara ground gecko

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
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 .

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Geographic range
* 3 Habitat
* 4 Reproduction
* 5 References
* 6 Further reading

## 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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