Heteronotia
Heteronotia is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. Species in the genus Heteronotia are commonly known as prickly geckos.
Heteronotia | |
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Heteronotia spelea in life: Paraburdoo, WA (image: B. Maryan) (Top); Heteronotia atra in life: 5 km south of Lake Poongkaliyarra, WA (image: B. Maryan) (Middle); Heteronotia fasciolatus in life: Harts Range, central Australia, NT (image: M. Pepper).(Bottom) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: | Heteronotia Wermuth, 1965 |
Species | |
Five, see text. |
Species
The following five species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
- Heteronotia atra Pepper et al., 2013 – black Pilbara gecko
- Heteronotia binoei (Gray, 1845) – Bynoe's gecko, prickly gecko
- Heteronotia fasciolata Pepper et al., 2013 – pale-headed gecko
- Heteronotia planiceps Storr, 1989 – Bynoe's prickly gecko
- Heteronotia spelea (Kluge, 1963) – cave prickly gecko, Pilbara cave gecko, desert cave gecko
Note: a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heteronotia.
References
- "Heteronotia ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- "Heteronotia ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
Further reading
- Wermuth H (1965). "Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae ". Das Tierreich 80: 1–246. (Heteronotia, new genus). (in German).
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