The robust striped gecko (Strophurus michaelseni), also known commonly as Michaelsen's spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Strophurus |
| Species: | S. michaelseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Strophurus michaelseni (F. Werner, 1910)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, michaelseni, is in honour of German zoologist Wilhelm Michaelsen.[3]
Geographic range
editS. michaelseni is found on the central coast and in the adjacent interior of Western Australia, Australia.[2]
Habitat
editThe natural habitats of S. michaelseni are forest, shrubland, and grassland.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ellis, R.; Cowan, M.; How, R.; Horner, P. (2017). "Strophurus michaelseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178633A83326497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178633A83326497.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Strophurus michaelseni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 michaelseni, p. 178).
Further reading
edit- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus michaelseni, p. 115). (in German).
- Werner F (1910). "Reptilia (Geckonidae und Scincidae) ". pp. 451–493. In: Michaelsen W, Hartmeyer R (1910). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Band II [Volume 2]. Jena: Gustav Fischer. 493 pp. (Diplodactylus michaelseni, new species, pp. 460-461, Figure 3). (in German).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.