Strophurus taenicauda, also known commonly as the golden spiny-tailed gecko or the golden-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia. Three subspecies are recognized.
Strophurus taenicauda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diplodactylidae |
Genus: | Strophurus |
Species: | S. taenicauda
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Binomial name | |
Strophurus taenicauda (De Vis, 1886)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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S. taenicauda is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.[2]
The preferred habitats of S. taenicauda are forest and shrubland.[1]
The golden-tailed gecko can produce a spray of foul-smelling liquid from its tail as an anti-predator adaptation.
The following three subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.[2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Strophurus.