Species details

You selected Phyllodactylus affinis BOULENGER 1885. This is a synonym for:

Accepted scientific name:
Christinus marmoratus GRAY 1845 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Christinus marmoratus GRAY 1845
Synonyms:
Phyllodactylus affinis BOULENGER 1885 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Phyllodactylus affinis BOULENGER 1885
Phyllodactylus porphyreus DUMÉRIL 1836 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Phyllodactylus porphyreus DUMÉRIL 1836
Infraspecific taxon: Christinus marmoratus macrodactylus (BOULENGER 1885)
Christinus marmoratus marmoratus (GRAY 1845)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Marbled Southern Gecko, Marbled Gecko - -
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Gekkonidae
Genus Christinus
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, West Australia) Terra typica restricta: West- and North Australia (Kangaroo Island, Swan River, Freemantle, Champion Bay, Houtman’s Abrolhos, Norfolk Island, Aneitum). Terra typica: Australia [macrod
Additional data: Syntypes: MNHN 6734, 6734A (1843 Phyllodactylus Peronii Fitzinger) Lectotype: BMNH xxi.9.a (1845 Diplodactylus marmoratus Gray) Holotype: BMNH 55.8.16.15 (1885 Phyllodactylus affinis - Boulenger) Holotype: BMNH xxii.86a (1845 Goniodactylus australis Gray) Syntypes: BMNH 70.6.26.60 (1885 Phyllodactylus macrodactylus Boulenger) Holotype: AMS 116977 (1985 Christinus biggsae Wells & Wellington) Holotype WAM R281 (1987 Phyllodactylus marmoratus alexanderi Storr) see comments in Bauer 1994 for a discussion of nomenclatorial issues. Christinus marmoratus marmoratus is a composite of two chromosomally distinct, but morphologically very similar taxa.
Source database: TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.,
Online resource: http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Christinus&species=marmoratus
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e9fe2400-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201

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