The southern spotted velvet gecko (Oedura tryoni), also known commonly as Tryon's velvet gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]
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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. tryoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Oedura tryoni De Vis, 1884
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Etymology
editThe specific name, tryoni, is in honor of English scientist Henry Tryon (1856–1943).[3]
Geographic range
editO. tryoni is found in northeastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland, Australia.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of O. tryoni are forest and rocky areas.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Venz M, Hobson R (2018). "Oedura tryoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102683410A102683413. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102683410A102683413.en. Downloaded on 05 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Species Oedura tryoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oedura tryoni, p. 268).
Further reading
edit- Bustard HR (1966). "The Oedura tryoni complex: east Australian rock-dwelling geckos. (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 14 (1): 1–14 + Plates 1–3.
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- De Vis CW (1884). "On New Australian Lizards". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1: 53–56. (Œdura tryoni, new species, pp. 54–55).
- Laube, Andreas (2001). "Erfahrungen bei der Haltung und Zucht von Oedura tryoni De Vis 1884 ". Sauria 23 (4): 41–46. (in German).
- Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 256 pp. (Oedura tryoni, p. 82). (in German).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.