Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
House Gecko, Northern Dtella, Top-end Dtella, Top-End Dtella, Northern Dtella, House Gecko
Common Names in German:
Australischer Hausgecko
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
This is primarily an arboreal
species inhabiting woodlands, as well
as coastal and riverine
forests
. It is also reported near human dwellings
and gardens (Cogger 2002).[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.6 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Gekkota
()
- Family:
Gekkonidae
()
- Subfamily:
Gekkoninae
()
- Genus:
Gehyra
()
- Gray, 1834
- Specific name:
australis
- (Gray, 1845)
- Scientific name: - Gehyra australis (Gray, 1845)
- Specific name:
australis
- (Gray, 1845)
- Genus:
Gehyra
(
- Subfamily:
Gekkoninae
(
- Family:
Gekkonidae
(
- Infraorder:
Gekkota
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Gehyra australis GRAY 1845< /i> (Part) • Gehyra australis — Boulenger 1885: 152 • Gehyra australis — Cogger 2000: 236 • Gehyra australis — Kluge 1993 • Gehyra grayi - GÜnther 1875 • Hemidactylus australis • Hemidactylus australis Schmeltz 1874 • Peropus variegatus - Zietz 1920 • Peropus variegatus australis - Loveridge 1934 • Phyria punctulata • Phyria punctulata Gray 1842 • Phyria punctulata — Boulenger 1885: 228 • Phyriadoria australis Wells & Wellington 1985 • Platydactylus australis • Platydactylus australis DumÉril 1856
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Lectotype
: BMNH xxii 55b. Due to the absence of a type
specimen,
it is not possible to definitively allocate Phyria punctulata to
any known species. On the basis of the type locality (Port
Essington),
the name has been placed in the synonymy
of G. australis (Bauer 1994).
The Gehyra australis species complex contains nine large
Gehyra taxa.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gehyra
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 33 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. angusticaudata (Narrowhead Dtella) · G. australis (House Gecko) · G. baliola (Short-Tailed Dtella) · G. barea (Banda Island Dtella) · G. borroloola (Borroloola Dtella) · G. brevipalmata (Palauan Web-Toed Gecko) · G. butleri (Butler's Dtella) · G. catenata (Chain-Backed Dtella) · G. dubia (Dubious Dtella) · G. fehlmanni (Fehlmann's Dtella) · G. fenestra (Pilbara Spotted Gecko) · G. interstitialis (Oudeman's Dtella) · G. kimberleyi (Kimberley Dtella) · G. lacerata (Lacerated Dtella) · G. lampei (Lrianjaya Dtella) · G. leopoldi (Leopold Dtella) · G. marginata (Ternate Dtella) · G. membranacruralis (Port Moresby Dtella) · G. minuta (Dwarf Dtella) · G. montium (Centralian Dtella) · G. mutilata (Stump-Toed Gecko) · G. nana (Northern Spotted Rock Dtella) · G. occidentalis (Kimberley Plateau Dtella) · G. oceanica (Big Tree Gecko) · G. pamela (Arnhemland Watercourse Dtella) · G. papuana (Papuan Web-Toed Gecko) · G. pilbara (Pilbara Dtella) · G. punctata (Spotted Dtella) · G. purpurascens (Purplish Dtella) · G. robusta (Robust Dtella) · G. variegata (Varied Dtella) · G. vorax (Voracious Dtella) · G. xenopus (Crocodile-Faced Dtella)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 77 1934 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 249, p. 313.
- Catalogue of the Specimens of lizards in the collection of the British museum. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1845. url , p. 163.
- Catalogue of the lizards in the British museum (Natural history) / London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1885-87. url .
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1970 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url p. 14.
- Sexual size differences in reptiles / by Henry S. Fitch. 1981 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1981. url p. 13.
- The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 50.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 48 1969 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 274.
- The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, during the years 1839 to 1843. By authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Edited by John Richardson and John Edward Gray. London, E. W. Janson, 1844-1875. url p. 17.
- University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 18 1969 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 241.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Hutchinson, M. 2010. Gehyra australis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2539873
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-3022
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 5231722
- IUCN ID: 210851
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 622991
Footnotes
- Hutchinson, M. 2010. Gehyra australis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
