The southern spotted velvet gecko (''Oedura tryoni''), also known
commonly as Tryon's velvet gecko, is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Diplodactylidae. The species is
endemic to
Australia
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.
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Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''tryoni'', is in honor of English scientist
Henry Tryon (1856–1943).
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Oedura tryoni'', p. 268).]
Geographic range
''O. tryoni'' is found in northeastern
New South Wales and southeastern
Queensland, Australia.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of ''O. tryoni'' are forest and rocky areas.[
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Reproduction
''O. tryoni'' is oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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References
Further reading
* Bustard HR (1966). "The ''Oedura tryoni'' complex: east Australian rock-dwelling geckos. (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology'' 14 (1): 1–14 + Plates 1–3.
* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
* De Vis CW (1884). "On New Australian Lizards". ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland'' 1: 53–56. (''Œdura tryoni'', new species, pp. 54–55).
*Laube, Andreas (2001). "''Erfahrungen bei der Haltung und Zucht von ''Oedura tryoni'' De Vis 1884'' ". ''Sauria'' 23 (4): 41–46. (in German).
* Rösler H (1995). ''Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen''. Leipzig: Urania. 256 pp. (''Oedura tryoni'', p. 82). (in German).
* Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .
Oedura
Geckos of Australia
Reptiles described in 1884
Taxa named by Charles Walter De Vis
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