Uvidicolus is a Monotypic taxon genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Uvidicolus sphyrurus, also known Common name as the border thick-tailed gecko. The species is Endemism to Australia.
Geographic range
U. sphyrurus is found in rocky highlands of the Murray-Darling Basin, in New South Wales and southern
Queensland, Australia.
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Habitat
The preferred natural
of
U. sphyrurus are
forest,
savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of .
Description
U. sphyrurus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .
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Reproduction
U. sphyrurus is Oviparity.[
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Taxonomy
Uvidicolus sphyrurus is sometimes placed in the genus Underwoodisaurus.
Further reading
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Harold Cogger (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . ( Uvidicolus sphyrurus, p. 285).
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Ogilby JD (1892). "Descriptions of Three New Australian Lizards". Records of the Australian Museum 2 (1): 6–11. ( Gymnodactylus sphyrurus, new species, pp. 6–8).
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Oliver PM, Bauer AM (2011). "Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos ( Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): Plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59 (3): 664–674. ( Uvidicolus, new genus; Uvidicolus sphyrurus, new combination).
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Wilson S, Gerry Swan (2013). A Complete Guide to Retiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .
