Uvidicolus
Uvidicolus is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Uvidicolus sphyrurus, also known commonly as the border thick-tailed gecko. The species is endemic to Australia.
| Uvidicolus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genus: | Uvidicolus P. Oliver & Bauer, 2011 |
| Species: | U. sphyrurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uvidicolus sphyrurus (Ogilby, 1892) | |
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Geographic range
U. sphyrurus is found in rocky highlands of the Murray-Darling Basin, in New South Wales and southern Queensland, Australia.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of U. sphyrurus are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft).[1]
Description
U. sphyrurus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in).[2]
Taxonomy
Uvidicolus sphyrurus is sometimes placed in the genus Underwoodisaurus.
References
- Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Uvidicolus sphyrurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22733A83321870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T22733A83321870.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Species Uvidicolus sphyrurus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Wikispecies has information related to Uvidicolus sphyrurus.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Uvidicolus sphyrurus, p. 285).
- Ogilby JD (1892). "Descriptions of Three New Australian Lizards". Records of the Australian Museum 2 (1): 6–11. (Gymnodactylus sphyrurus, new species, pp. 6–8).
- Oliver PM, Bauer AM (2011). "Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): Plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59 (3): 664–674. (Uvidicolus, new genus; Uvidicolus sphyrurus, new combination).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Retiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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