Diplodactylus calcicolus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species: Diplodactylus calcicolus
Name

Diplodactylus calcicolus Hutchinson, Doughty & Oliver, 2009

Type locality: Hambidge Conservation Park, Eyre Peninsula, Australia (33º26'40"S, 136º02'30"E).

Holotype: SAMA R25343, adult male.
References

Hutchinson, M.N.; Doughty, P.; Oliver, P.M. 2009: Taxonomic revision of the stone geckos (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Diplodactylus) of southern Australia. Zootaxa, 2167: 25–46. Abstract & excerpt PDF

Links

Australian Faunal Directory

Vernacular names
English: south coast gecko

Diplodactylus calcicolus, sometimes called the south coast gecko, is a gecko endemic to Australia.[2]
Description

D. calcicolus is a gecko with a medium size that usually has a very broken and spotted pattern along the length of the body that has considerable variation among the population. It is a longer tailed member of the Diplodactylus vittatus complex. There are markings with spots of various sizes along the flanks with a dorsum that is variegated by a mix of lighter and darker scales.[2]

It is a terrestrial, nocturnal species that is often found on open ground at night when it is active. During the day when it is less active it is prefers to shelter under rocks and fallen logs and among leaf litter and also in calcareous coastal sands.[3]
Distribution

The gecko has a stable population inhabiting a variety of arid and semi-arid desert and shrubland communities in the southern Wheatbelt and along the south coast of the Western Australia and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia and along the south coast of South Australia west from the Eyre Peninsula with isolated populations east of Adelaide and the southern part of the Yorke Peninsula.[3]
References

Oliver, P.; Shea, G.; Cogger, H. (2017). "Diplodactylus calcicolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102672629A102672641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102672629A102672641.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
"Diplodactylus calcicolus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
"South Coast Gecko Diplodactylus calcicolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 27 February 2017. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2019.