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Species profile—Uvidicolus sphyrurus (border thick-tailed gecko)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Carphodactylidae (carphodactylid geckos) → Uvidicolus sphyrurus (border thick-tailed gecko)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Carphodactylidae (carphodactylid geckos)
Scientific name
Uvidicolus sphyrurus (Ogilby, 1892)
Common name
border thick-tailed gecko
Type reference
Ogilby, J.D. 1892. Descriptions of three new Australian lizards. Records of the Australian Museum, 2:6-11.
WildNet taxon ID
398
Synonym(s)
Nephrurus sphyrurus
Phyllurus walshi
Phyllurus sphyrurus
Heteronotia walshi
Heteronota walshi
Gymnodactylus sphyrurus
Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus
Alternate name(s)
Granite Belt thick-tailed gecko
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=398.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022