Short-tailed striped gecko

Short-tailed striped gecko
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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
	Diplodactylus mcmillani ; Storr, 1978; Oedurella mcmillani ; — Wells & Wellington, 1989; Strophurus mcmillani ; — Greer, 1989;

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.

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

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Species Strophurus mcmillani at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^ ^a ^b 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).
^ Storr (1978).

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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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-2] Species Strophurus mcmillani at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

[EDR-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).

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