Crenadactylus
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Crenadactylus ocellatus is the smallest species of nocturnal Gekkonidae (gecko) found in Australia
. Their most obvious distinguishing feature is the lack of terminal claws on the digits. They are the only Australian members of Gekkonidae to lack these, and are known there as Clawless Geckos. They are currently the sole species of the genus Crenadactylus.
Emdemic to Australia, Crenadactylus ocellatus are distributed in a range from the northeast to the southwest of the country, and found on stony ground or in Triodia
dominated deserts. It occurs in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. They are recorded at various islands, including the Houtman Abrolhos
in the west. C. ocellatus a ground dwelling gecko, its habitat is leaf litter, rubbish piles, and beneath rocks. It is sometimes found in the lower parts of hummock grass.
genus
are currently treated as subspecies, a revision is likely to elevate these to species and create new taxa.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Their most obvious distinguishing feature is the lack of terminal claws on the digits. They are the only Australian members of Gekkonidae to lack these, and are known there as Clawless Geckos. They are currently the sole species of the genus Crenadactylus.
Emdemic to Australia, Crenadactylus ocellatus are distributed in a range from the northeast to the southwest of the country, and found on stony ground or in Triodia
Triodia (plant genus)
Triodia is a large genus of hummock-forming grass endemic to Australia; they are commonly known as spinifex, although they are not a part of the coastal genus Spinifex. There are currently 64 recognised species...
dominated deserts. It occurs in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. They are recorded at various islands, including the Houtman Abrolhos
Houtman Abrolhos
The Houtman Abrolhos is a chain of 122 islands, and associated coral reefs, in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia. Nominally located at , it lies about eighty kilometres west of Geraldton, Western Australia...
in the west. C. ocellatus a ground dwelling gecko, its habitat is leaf litter, rubbish piles, and beneath rocks. It is sometimes found in the lower parts of hummock grass.
Diversity
The different forms of this monotypicMonotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
are currently treated as subspecies, a revision is likely to elevate these to species and create new taxa.
- Crenadactylus ocellatus
- Crenadactylus ocellatus bilineatus
- Crenadactylus ocellatus horni arid central west
- Crenadactylus ocellatus naso
- Crenadactylus ocellatus ocellatus - southwest
- Crenadactylus ocellatus rostralis