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Crenadactylus occidentalis

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79: 54: 230:, assembling evidence of greatly under-estimated speciation previously only recognised as subspecies of monotypic genus. One of four new species to emerge from molecular studies that had reported chromosomal distinctions that indicated the population's divergence around twenty to thirty million years ago. The 335:
and notes the species is located within at least one conservation zone of an extensive area of coastline. No specific conservation plan has assessed and evaluated threatening factors to the population, although the species is recognised for the purposes of conservation assessment. The quality and
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has a relatively wide head and medium size, the snout vent length is recorded as 32.6 millimetres. The base colour over the body is tan and light brown. The striping common to the genus is distinctly contrasted, occasionally broken by spots where a few scales are yellow or white.
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Doughty, P.; Ellis, R.J.; Oliver, P.M. (15 September 2016). "Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia".
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is thought to be uncommon, although the lack of specific research, surveys and former position as a hidden species within
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was first described in a taxonomic revision in 2016 of rare and poorly known geckos of the genus
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was collect by Brad Maryan and Robert Browne-Cooper during April in 1992 at
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piles associated with recent human habitation of the rural region.
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Browne-Cooper, R.; Bush, B.; Maryan, B.; Robinson, D. (2007).
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Reptiles and frogs in the bush : southwestern Australia
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leaves some uncertainty about its population structure.
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Index

Western clawless gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Diplodactylidae
Crenadactylus
Binomial name
gecko
Australia
Crenadactylus
holotype
Dirk Hartog Island
Crenadactylus ocellatus
Southwest Australia
metres asl
Western Australia
Carnarvon
Yardie Creek
Shark Bay
Dorre
Berniers
waste
least concern

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