South-western spiny-tailed gecko
The south-western spiny-tailed gecko, also known commonly as the soft spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognized.S. spinigerus is found in the southwestern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.Habitat
The natural habitats of S. spinigerus are forest and shrubland.Description
S. spinigerus may attain a total length of. Dorsally, it is olive-grey, speckled with black. It may have a broad zigzag black stripe along the back. The spiny tubercles on the back and tail are black. Ventrally, it is dirty white, either uniform or speckled with black.Reproduction
S. spinigerus is oviparous.Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Strophurus spinigerus inornatus
- Strophurus spinigerus spinigerus
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Strophurus.
