Diplodactylus fulleri explained

Diplodactylus fulleri, sometimes called the Lake Disappointment ground gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, fulleri, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Phillip John Fuller.^[2]

Geographic range

D. fulleri is found in Western Australia in the vicinity of Kumpupintil Lake (formerly Lake Disappointment).^[1] The type locality given by Storr is "5 km W of the mouth of Savoury Creek".

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. fulleri is shrubs near the salt lake.

Reproduction

D. fulleri is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Ellis RJ, Doughty P, Bauer AM (2018). "An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum". Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 51–94. (Diplodactylus fulleri, p. 60).
• Storr GM (1978). "Seven new gekkonid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (3): 337–352. (Diplodactylus fulleri, new species, pp. 345–346, Plate 4).
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diplodactylus fulleri . The Reptile Database. 2017-11-11.
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]