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species.
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. A genus of
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(sensu
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) characterised by robust habitus, wide scansors, numerous (typically&gt; 5) cloacal spurs, two pairs of cloacal bones and an anteriorly enlarged jugal bone entering floor of lacrimal foramen (
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).
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Diagnosis of the
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species complex.
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All three species in the
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complex can be differentiated from all other
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by the following combination of characters: medium size (to
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); robust build and relatively short (4460 % of
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) thick tail with regular annuli of slightly enlarged tubercles separated by rows of smaller scales; enlarged dorsal scales up to twice diameter of ventral scales; snout rounded in profile; supralabials and infralabials much larger than bordering loreals; rostral scale in contact with nostril; expanded apical lamellae on all digits; top of head pale yellowish-brown and bordered posteriorly by a rounded dark line; dorsum of body pinkish red to dark red with three to eight dark-edged pale yellowish-brown blotches; and ventral surface uniform white without any pattern.
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Species in
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complex specifically differ from other Australian
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as follows: from
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<emphasis id="39C28DAA2FE38688DCB46FD174931CE7" italics="true">D. ameyi</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="5C19BC1F67A99A632E0B8EB7E4C1E960" italics="true">D. barraganae</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="E8147494430A70DCEC8D59D020A7DFB1" italics="true">D. bilybara</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="67E855642BB18D351BE4B044A8B11392" italics="true">D. calcicolus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="99EC20DAF59BA56FC9A0F1F4074061BA" italics="true">D. capensis</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="D837D35DD388A2BF809F803467C81BED" italics="true">D. conspicillatus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="60CCB0AE7031047602B525BEDF350DC1" italics="true">D. custos</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="E880B138C10E410993942FE4E9B6C155" italics="true">D. fuller</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="9F543A6BF39D3C2000C3B07A105EC6B7" italics="true">D. furcosus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="78E129C33D137570678356A04C4F12D1" italics="true">D. galaxias</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="ED61946E67730CF2C18AEF2D80C6B6B1" italics="true">D. granariensis</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName id="FAAC06D8CFA75AA0B27D86AACF5BDF09" authorityName="Longman" authorityYear="1915" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hillii">
<emphasis id="660418FD426381967998AED40C6304A4" italics="true">D. hillii</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName id="C2A000FBA8EF67DCE4C86BA25194DE84" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1988" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kenneallyi">
<emphasis id="4C26B32999E8362FA3730970C639BC92" italics="true">D. kenneallyi</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName id="D2BDF98302040F3863EC384A593E489D" baseAuthorityName="Sternfeld" baseAuthorityYear="1925" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laevis">
<emphasis id="7C3160959A1AC7173B3D6EDBF9815B7F" italics="true">D. laevis</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="4AE3922D7AEC3F0175A3CC041045BBA5" italics="true">D. lateroides</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="6F8BE69862638D1FF83C087F8047DC90" italics="true">D. mitchelli</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="6D059B1E55A78B283B4395D5A5C41D64" italics="true">D. nebulosus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="5D885370765255C5FF0FEB46044F0E93" italics="true">D. ornatus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="2E27C497CA3F3DD253E5E999603D1A6F" italics="true">D. platyurus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="D823A70FEB037D473EFB32B7F1AD26BE" italics="true">D. polyophthalmus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="A0750A61B155D5E2F781A6FD0263A88C" italics="true">D. savage</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="49EC0916CD005D1BDE67C15AE847B446" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tessellatus">
<emphasis id="34BB4593C964589D235166570F80D957" italics="true">D. tessellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="E7B7C3A4A5C5F42290D1648CB35AF3E8" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1832" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vittatus">
<emphasis id="113D22C097126C5991FDFD473B4ABBA8" italics="true">D. vittatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="EE1D1D548FDC5F402153E7658A702DF9" authorityName="Hutchinson, Doughty &amp; Oliver" authorityYear="2009" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wiru">
<emphasis id="2DF183D05E4E5D57A61373F807056CC6" italics="true">D. wiru</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the presence of a series of pale yellowish-brown, dark-edged dorsal blotches on the body and tail; from the eight species in the
<taxonomicName id="97967993454D3F19F3DAE11CF743C26B" authorityName="Lucas &amp; Frost" authorityYear="1897" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="conspicillatus">
<emphasis id="F3F03D361D9915006D40E1A2972C9E38" italics="true">D. conspicillatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex (
<taxonomicName id="E2871C08CC6C6BE74DFD0D299EA35955" authorityName="Couper &amp; Oliver" authorityYear="2016" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ameyi">
<emphasis id="B4BC3962D323B8E7B0631CF3CD255A72" italics="true">D. ameyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="92C633488E98A0A9C27021D937281EA8" authorityName="Couper, Oliver &amp; Pepper" authorityYear="2014" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barraganae">
<emphasis id="198A83187211052304C168F0FD17866F" italics="true">D. barraganae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="A27B7B04042B0C04E4DE346244084296" authorityName="Couper, Pepper &amp; Oliver" authorityYear="2014" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bilybara">
<emphasis id="637F209F6F6DD8A6B7751EA74991DEF5" italics="true">D. bilybara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="24670CE08C73DCB630FD1CDC7282CE03" authorityName="Lucas &amp; Frost" authorityYear="1897" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="conspicillatus">
<emphasis id="EEA9AEC9445355536F5E166AF5F7AE3D" italics="true">D. conspicillatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="377B8F73D2A65EBCEFEDF86BCA880792" authorityName="Couper, Oliver &amp; Pepper" authorityYear="2014" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="custos">
<emphasis id="570D6CB57880E5D33A06B2C47043BB62" italics="true">D. custos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="F2D92AB4FCFA2AEBFCAFD2B824115F31" authorityName="Longman" authorityYear="1915" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hillii">
<emphasis id="04E65ADAE89D336A5DD1261E8525F24D" italics="true">D. hillii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="DA47B80A35A24EF2CE9B2A827CC27972" baseAuthorityName="Sternfeld" baseAuthorityYear="1925" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laevis">
<emphasis id="0496782E5FA6118F0F6331343C6805AE" italics="true">D. laevis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="C35FBF9C9897FD4E2D5F8BD2D039547E" authorityName="Parker" authorityYear="1926" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="platyurus">
<emphasis id="34CBABB2D32FAFF52F600013389A6263" italics="true">D. platyurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) by the presence of enlarged supralabials (versus absent) and terminal lamellae on fingers noticeably wider than digit (versus not wider); from
<taxonomicName id="A19A4663A62A2FB4202F3775ADD7974A" authorityName="Doughty, Pepper &amp; Keogh" authorityYear="2010" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galaxias">
<emphasis id="8D4A359E68D7EBCF983C520F9A180493" italics="true">D. galaxias</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B430AB818724E6B7EB469EE2AC720F47" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1988" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kenneallyi">
<emphasis id="8A63CF9C7A063E0D00BCA446C7538BA5" italics="true">D. kenneallyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5F2CA302173A7D396D43894EBF0FB2C6" baseAuthorityName="Steindachner" baseAuthorityYear="1870" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pulcher">
<emphasis id="95C20031C2AFDE74C68AB73DAEF98F51" italics="true">D. pulcher</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="CE9345831D096F27016B08309D765417" authorityName="Kluge" authorityYear="1963" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="savagei">
<emphasis id="E41707387FD522F58147FA14F7A27654" italics="true">D. savagei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having rostral scale in contact with nostril (versus nostril separated from rostral by small scale); from
<taxonomicName id="FA946A1DFA3C2A5B3FD210DEF1BE9CD3" authorityName="Hutchinson, Doughty &amp; Oliver" authorityYear="2009" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="calcicolus">
<emphasis id="8DB0F85ACA64EB3A8097D43645CE15E7" italics="true">D. calcicolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="A13607BEF968F039221A5584AB7D6402" authorityName="Doughty, Oliver &amp; Adams" authorityYear="2008" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="capensis">
<emphasis id="CCC5F8B9376F951A268789D5E2BF8738" italics="true">D. capensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="558EB8EF56510AE1C9CE4D442B199142" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1863" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="furcosus">
<emphasis id="60A1B5BE67704C2801E8A6A71A066680" italics="true">D. furcosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="E2FCB650EA511762C325F05F283D3C74" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1979" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="granariensis">
<emphasis id="998A68360CA14850C70407B34796F816" italics="true">D. granariensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="CE349EEB4783D63EE3EDFF157F48C56E" authorityName="Doughty &amp; Oliver" authorityYear="2013" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulosus">
<emphasis id="F12D13928214EC56B09E4B4A396997D1" italics="true">D. nebulosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="735490FDBF8360A67E959B6A088DF7C6" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1832" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vittatus">
<emphasis id="B8CC78D6771B8217BDDAF5EBF49EBFA8" italics="true">D. vittatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="554DCC86A97170A146F4C71B874AC5AA" authorityName="Hutchinson, Doughty &amp; Oliver" authorityYear="2009" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wiru">
<emphasis id="877450227E94964E2D951E75D413F41E" italics="true">D. wiru</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the supra and infralabial scales being wider than tall (versus approximately square); from
<taxonomicName id="5F303343F14DD0107431C5ABF95AADEA" authorityName="Doughty &amp; Oliver" authorityYear="2013" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lateroides">
<emphasis id="52D6132D774FA0DA8A4B97148CEA5983" italics="true">D. lateroides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="1592EDAB2B9BB699466832E662F79F12" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1867" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polyophthalmus">
<emphasis id="809F2AB3D0F349F3B669E3018F7F014E" italics="true">D. polyophthalmus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the presence of dark edges to the dorsal blotches; and from
<taxonomicName id="39D67E197652404EDFFADF51C4044684" authorityName="Kluge" authorityYear="1963" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mitchelli">
<emphasis id="BB485E3525A02A664C92823EE27BE02A" italics="true">D. mitchelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="B6355EC464BF20B2B78545F001688D84" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ornatus">
<emphasis id="5A4CD858345D31D068A8AB14BCC18D60" italics="true">D. ornatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of a continuous vertebral stripe (rarely present in the
<taxonomicName id="0C17AA197103F6D19D5BF0C300F5970E" authorityName="McDonald &amp; Fenner &amp; Torkkola &amp; Oliver" authorityYear="2024" class="Squamata" family="Diplodactylidae" genus="Diplodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="galeatus">
<emphasis id="A845BADFB0EDFD47CC93056261EBB755" italics="true">D. galeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species complex).
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</subSubSection>
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