The ocellated velvet gecko, ocellated gecko, or blotched gecko (Oedura monilis) is a gecko endemic to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.[1] The species was formerly known as Oedura attenboroughi before it fell out of use due to the species name being synonymised.[2][3]
| Ocellated velvet gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Oedura |
| Species: | O. monilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oedura monilis De Vis, 1888
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References
edit- ^ "Oedura monilis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ Wells, R. W.; Wellington, C. R. (March 1985). "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia" (PDF). Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplemental Series. 1: 1–61. ISSN 0728-4683. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2019.
- ^ Hoskin, C. J. (8 October 2019). "Description of three new velvet geckos (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from inland eastern Australia, and redescription of Oedura monilis De Vis". Zootaxa. 4683 (2): 242–270. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4683.2.4. PMID 31715927. S2CID 207946442.