Strophurus jeanae

Strophurus jeanae, also known commonly as the southern phasmid gecko and Jean's spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, jeanae, is in honor of Miss Jean White, Department of Ornithology and Herpetology, Western Australian Museum.

Geographic range

In Australia S. jeanae is found in northern Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. jeanae are grassland and shrubland in arid zones.

Description

S. jeanae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . It is striped, slender-bodied, and thin-legged. The rostral is in contact with the nostril.

Defensive behavior

If threatened, S. jeanae may gape its mouth to display the bright yellow lining. It may also squirt a bright orange viscous fluid from glands in the tail.

Reproduction

S. jeanae is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• (1989). The Biology and Evolution of Australian Lizards. Chipping Norton, New South Wales: Surrey Beatty & Sons. 264 pp. (Strophurus jeanae, new combination).
• (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Strophurus jeanae, p. 115). (in German).
• Storr GM (1988). "A new species of Diplodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 14 (2): 183–187. (Diplodactylus jeanae, new species).