Oedura
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Oedura is a genus of medium to large geckos, lizards in the family Diplodactylidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. Species in the genus are referred to by the common name velvet geckos.
Geographic range
Most of the species of Oedura occur in northern and eastern Australia, with further isolates in the arid zone (Pilbara, Central Ranges and Flinders Ranges).
Behaviour and habitat
Geckos of the genus Oedura are mostly arboreal and nocturnal, and have flattened bodies that are distinctly patterned. They are secretive tree or rock dwellers, usually concealing themselves beneath peeling bark or in cracks and crevices. A species found in the Kimberley region, Oedura filicipoda, is named for the plumose fringing on the toes that may assist in clinging to rocky overhangs.[1] All species are adapted to their dry conditions and can go for months without food or water.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Taxonomy
The content of the genus Oedura has been reduced by Oliver et al. in 2012, when they transferred four species to the genus Amalosia and erected two new monotypic genera, Hesperoedura for Oedura reticulata and Nebulifera for Oedura robusta.[2]
Species
The type species for the genus is Oedura marmorata, first described by John Edward Gray in 1842.[3] The following is a list of the 19 valid species:[4]
- Oedura argentea Hoskin, Zozaya & Vanderduys, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura bella Oliver & Doughty, 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura castelnaui (Thominot, 1889)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – northern velvet gecko
- Oedura cincta De Vis, 1888Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura coggeri Bustard, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – northern spotted velvet gecko
- Oedura elegans Hoskin, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – elegant velvet gecko
- Oedura filicipoda King, 1985Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – fringe-toed velvet gecko
- Oedura fimbria Oliver & Doughty, 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura gemmata King & Gow, 1983Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – jewelled velvet gecko
- Oedura gracilis King, 1985Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – gracile velvet gecko
- Oedura jowalbinna Hoskin & Higgie, 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura lineata Hoskin, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Arcadia velvet gecko
- Oedura luritja Oliver & McDonald, 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura marmorata Gray, 1842Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – marbled velvet gecko
- Oedura monilis De Vis, 1888Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – ocellated velvet gecko
- Oedura murrumanu Oliver, Laver, Melville & Doughty, 2014Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – limestone range velvet gecko
- Oedura nesos Oliver, Jolly, Skipwith, Tedeschi & Gillespie, 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura picta Hoskin, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – ornate velvet gecko
- Oedura tryoni De Vis, 1884Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – southern spotted velvet gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Oedura.
Species formerly in Oedura
Transferred to genus Amalosia Wells & Wellington, 1983Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".:
- Oedura jacovae – valid as Amalosia jacovae (Couper, Keim & Hoskin, 2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura lesueurii – Lesueur's velvet gecko, valid as Amalosia lesueurii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura obscura – slim velvet gecko, valid as Amalosia obscura (King, 1985)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Oedura rhombifer – zigzag velvet gecko, valid as Amalosia rhombifer (Gray, 1845)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Transferred to genus Hesperoedura Oliver et al., 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".:
- Oedura reticulata – reticulated velvet gecko, valid as Hesperoedura reticulata (Bustard, 1969)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Transferred to genus Nebulifera Oliver et al., 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".:
- Oedura robusta – robust velvet gecko, valid as Nebulifera robusta (Boulenger, 1885)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
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- ↑ Oliver PM, Bauer AM, Greenbaum E, Jackman TR, Hobbie T (2012). "Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade?" Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63: 255-264.
- ↑ Gray JE (1842). "Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian Reptiles and Batrachians". Zoological Miscellany (London: Treuttel, Würtz & Co.) 2: 51–57. (Œdura new genus, p. 52; Œdura marmorata, new species, p. 52).
- ↑ Oedura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. Template:ISBN.