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Lucasium wombeyi

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Species of lizard

Pilbara ground gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Lucasium
Species: L. wombeyi
Binomial name
Lucasium wombeyi
(Storr, 1978)
Synonyms

The Pilbara ground gecko (Lucasium wombeyi) also known commonly as Wombey's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, wombeyi, is in honour of Australian herpetologist John C. Wombey.

Geographic range

L. wombeyi is found in the Pilbara region, in the Australian state of Western Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. wombeyi are grassland and rocky areas.

Reproduction

L. wombeyi is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Oliver P, Doughty P, How R, Sanderson C (2017). "Lucasium wombeyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102676891A102677274. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102676A102677274.en. Downloaded on 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ Species Lucasium wombeyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lucasium wombeyi, p. 289).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Lucasium wombeyi, p. 315).
  • Oliver PM, Hutchinson MN, Cooper SJB (2007). "Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray and resurrection of Lucasium Wermuth (Gekkota, Diplodactylidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology 55 (3): 197–210. (Lucasium wombeyi, new combination).
  • Storr GM (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (3): 337–352. (Diplodactylus wombeyi, new species, pp. 344–345, "Plate" 3).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.


Taxon identifiers
Lucasium wombeyi


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