Amalosia obscura

Amalosia obscura, also known commonly as the slim velvet gecko is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Amalosia obscura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Amalosia
Species:
A. obscura
Binomial name
Amalosia obscura
(King, 1985)
Synonyms[2]
  • Oedura obscura
    King, 1985
  • Amalosia obscura
    Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Oedura obscura
    Kluge, 1993
  • Amalosia obscura
    Oliver et al., 2012

Geographic range

A. obscura is native to the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. obscura is rocky areas.[1]

Reproduction

A. obscura is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. Hoskin C (2018). "Amalosia obscura". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102662621A102662633.en. Accessed on 20 April 2022.
  2. "Amalosia obscura". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • King M (1985). "Three new species of Oedura (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Mitchell Plateau of North Western Australia". Amphibia-Reptilia 5 (3–4): 329–337. (Oedura obscura, new species).
  • 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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