Velvet geckos
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Velvet geckos ( Oedura ) are a genus of gecko-like from the family of the double- fingered geckos (Diplodactylidae).
features
The species of this genus can reach a head-torso length of 69 to 113 millimeters. The animals are mostly gray-violet to red-brown in color, sometimes with dark transverse bands, but these can vary within the same species. The adhesive lamellae on the feet show a great similarity with those of the African genus Afroedura , which is, however, part of the Gekkonidae family .
distribution
The distribution area of the velvet geckos includes northern and eastern Australia with isolated occurrences in the arid areas in the interior of the continent in Pilbara , the Flinders Range and the Central Ranges. Unlike most other Australian gecko genera such as Diplodactylus , Lucasium or Rhynchoedura , the species of velvet geckos are tree dwellers and often hide in crevices or climb inaccessible rock plateaus during the day.
Systematics
As early as 1984 Wells and Wellington suggested splitting off some smaller species of the velvet geckos (genus Oedura ) with very small back scales as a separate genus Amalosia . In 2012, after molecular genetic studies by Oliver et al. this concept finally implemented. In the now new genus Amalosia were Oedura jacovae , Oedura lesueurii , Oedura obscura and Oedura rhombifer added. Two other species of the genus Oedura were also placed in new genera. Oedura reticulata is now as Hesperoedura reticulata the only species of the new genus Hesperoedura and Oedura robusta became the type species of the new genus Nebulifera .
The genus Oedura currently comprises 14 species.
- Oedura bella Oliver & Doughty , 2016
- Northern velvet gecko ( Oedura castelnaui ( Thominot , 1889) )
- Oedura cincta De Vis , 1888
- Oedura coggeri Bustard , 1966
- Oedura filicipoda King , 1985
- Oedura fimbria Oliver & Doughty , 2016
- Oedura gemmata King & Gow , 1983
- Oedura gracilis King , 1985
- Oedura jowalbinna Hoskin & Higgie , 2008
- Oedura luritja Oliver & McDonald , 2016
- Spotted velvet gecko ( Oedura marmorata Gray , 1842)
- Velvet gecko ( Oedura monilis De Vis , 1888)
- Oedura murrumanu Oliver , Laver , Melville & Doughty , 2014
- Tryon's fat- tailed gecko ( Oedura tryoni De Vis , 1884)
literature
- Andreas Laube, Christian Langner: Australian velvet geckos. The genus Oedura. Natur-und-Tier-Verlag, Münster 2007 ISBN 978-3-937285-72-6 .
- Friedrich Wilhelm Henkel, Wolfgang Schmidt: Geckos. Biology, husbandry, breeding. 2nd, completely revised edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3854-9 .
- Herbert Rösler: Geckos of the world. All genera. Urania-Verlag, Berlin et al. 1995, ISBN 3-332-00549-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Paul M. Oliver, Aaron M. Bauer, Eli Greenbaum, Todd Jackman, Tara Hobbie: Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade? In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Volume 63, No. 2, 2012, pp. 255-264, doi: 10.1016 / j.ympev.2011.12.013 .
- ^ Oedura in The Reptile Database ; Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Paul M. Oliver, Paul Doughty: Systematic Revision of the Marbled Velvet Geckos (Oedura marmorata species complex, Diplodactylidae) from the Australian Arid and Semi-Arid Zones. In: Zootaxa. Volume 4088, No. 2, 2016, pp. 151-176, doi: 10.11646 / zootaxa.4088.2.1 .
- Jump up ↑ Paul M. Oliver, Rebecca J. Laver, Jane Melville, Paul Doughty: A new species of Velvet Gecko (Oedura: Diplodactylidae) from the limestone ranges of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia. In: Zootaxa . Volume 2873, No. 1, 2014, pp. 49-61, digital version (PDF; 9.75 MB) .
