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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''fulleri'', is in honor of Australian [[Ornithology|ornithologist]] [[Phillip John Fuller]].<ref>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}}. (''Diplodactylus fulleri'', p. 95).</ref>
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''fulleri'', is in honor of Australian [[Ornithology|ornithologist]] [[Phillip John Fuller]].<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Diplodactylus fulleri'', p. 95).</ref>


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
''D. fulleri'' is found in [[Western Australia]] in the vicinity of [[Kumpupintil Lake]] (formerly Lake Disappointment).<ref name=RDB/> The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given by [[Glen Milton Storr|Storr]] is "5 km W of the mouth of Savoury Creek".
''D. fulleri'' is found in [[Western Australia]] in the vicinity of [[Kumpupintil Lake]] (formerly Lake Disappointment).<ref name=RDB/> The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given by [[Glen Milton Storr|Storr]] is "5 km W of the mouth of Savoury Creek".

==Habitat==
The preferred natural [[habitat]] of ''D. fulleri'' is [[shrub]]s near the [[salt lake]].<ref name=iucn/>

==Reproduction==
''D. fulleri'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[Harold Cogger|Cogger HG]] (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. {{ISBN|978-0643100350}}.
*[[Harold Cogger|Cogger HG]] (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. {{ISBN|978-0643100350}}.
*[[species:Ryan J. Ellis|Ellis RJ]], [[species:Paul Doughty|Doughty P]], [[species:Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer AM]] (2018). "An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum". ''Records of the Western Australian Museum'' '''33''': 51–94. (''Diplodactylus fulleri'', p. 60).
*[[Glen Milton Storr|Storr GM]] (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". ''Records of the Western Australian Museum'' '''6''' (3): 337–352. (''Diplodactylus fulleri'', new species, pp.&nbsp;345–346, Plate 4).
*[[Glen Milton Storr|Storr GM]] (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". ''Records of the Western Australian Museum'' '''6''' (3): 337–352. (''Diplodactylus fulleri'', new species, pp.&nbsp;345–346, Plate 4).
*[[species:Steve K. Wilson|Wilson S]], [[species:Gerry Swan|Swan G]] (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. {{ISBN|978-1921517280}}.


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Latest revision as of 12:03, 15 May 2023

Diplodactylus fulleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. fulleri
Binomial name
Diplodactylus fulleri
Storr, 1978

Diplodactylus fulleri, sometimes called the Lake Disappointment ground gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, fulleri, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Phillip John Fuller.[3]

Geographic range[edit]

D. fulleri is found in Western Australia in the vicinity of Kumpupintil Lake (formerly Lake Disappointment).[2] The type locality given by Storr is "5 km W of the mouth of Savoury Creek".

Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitat of D. fulleri is shrubs near the salt lake.[1]

Reproduction[edit]

D. fulleri is oviparous.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Catt G, Moritz C, Doughty P (2017). "Diplodactylus fulleri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx,doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673135A102673164.en. Accessed on 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Diplodactylus fulleri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  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. (Diplodactylus fulleri, p. 95).

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.
  • Ellis RJ, Doughty P, Bauer AM (2018). "An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum". Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 51–94. (Diplodactylus fulleri, p. 60).
  • Storr GM (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (3): 337–352. (Diplodactylus fulleri, new species, pp. 345–346, Plate 4).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.