Short-tailed striped gecko

The short-tailed striped gecko (Strophurus mcmillani), also known commonly as McMillan's spiny-tailed gecko,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Short-tailed striped gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Strophurus
Species:
S. mcmillani
Binomial name
Strophurus mcmillani
(Storr, 1978)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus mcmillani
    Storr, 1978
  • Oedurella mcmillani
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Strophurus mcmillani
    — Greer, 1989

Etymology

The specific name, mcmillani, is in honor of Australian entomologist Robert Peter McMillan (1921–2009).[3]

Geographic range

In Australia, S. mcmillani is found in extreme northwestern Northern Territory and in Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of S. mcmillani are grassland and rocky areas.[1]

Description

S. mcmillani has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5 cm (1.8 in), and the average tail length is 61% of the SVL. Dorsally and laterally, it is olive gray, with dark brown and white stripes.[4]

Reproduction

S. mcmillani is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Oliver, P.; Doughty, P.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Strophurus mcmillani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102702061A102702113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102702061A102702113.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Species Strophurus mcmillani at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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. (Strophurus mcmillani, p. 173).
  4. Storr (1978).

Further reading
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Greer AE (1989). The Biology and Evolution of Australian Lizards. Chipping Norton, New South Wales: Surrey Beatty & Sons. 264 pp. (Strophurus mcmillani, new combination).
  • Laver, Rebecca J.; Nielsen, Stuart V.; Rosauer, Dan F.; Oliver, Paul M. (2017). "Trans-biome diversity in Australian grass-specialist lizards (Diplodactylidae: Strophurus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 115: 62–70.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus mcmillani, p. 115). (in German).
  • Storr GM (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (3): 337–352. (Diplodactylus mcmillani, new species, p. 341–343, Plate 2 & Figure 2).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.


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