AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Gekkonidae / Nebulifera
Robust velvet gecko
Nebulifera
- Oliver, Bauer, Greenbaum, Jackman & Hobbie, 2012
Pronunciation: | NEB-yule-IFF-er-ah | |||||||||
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Etymology: | "'cloud-bearer' from the Latin nebulo (cloud) and fera (bearer), in reference to the light blotches along the dorsum. The generic name is feminine."1 | |||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
This genus' sole member was formerly included in Oedura.1 |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: robust velvet gecko (Nebulifera robusta) at 8 cm Longest Australian species: robust velvet gecko (Nebulifera robusta) at 8 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 1 | |||||||||
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- Oliver, P.M.; Bauer, A.M.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.; & Hobbie, T. (2012). Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63(2):255-264. - search web for this article