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Uvidicolus
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Uvidicolus
Species:
sphyrurus
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus sphyrurus
    Ogilby 1892
  • Heteronota walshi
    Kinghorn, 1931
  • Phyllurus walshi
    — Kluge, 1963
  • Phyllurus sphyrurus
    — Kluge, 1965
  • Heteronotia walshi
    — Wermuth, 1965
  • Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus
    — Ingram & Covacevich, 1981
  • Nephrurus sphyrurus
    — Bauer 1990
  • Uvidicolus sphyrurus
    — P. Oliver & Bauer, 2011

Uvidicolus is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Uvidicolus sphyrurus, also known commonly as the border thick-tailed gecko. The species is endemic to Australia.

Geographic range

U. sphyrurus is found in rocky highlands of the Murray-Darling Basin, in New South Wales and southern Queensland, Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of U. sphyrurus are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft).

Description

U. sphyrurus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in).

Reproduction

U. sphyrurus is oviparous.

Taxonomy

Uvidicolus sphyrurus is sometimes placed in the genus Underwoodisaurus.

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