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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Diplodactylidae
Bibliography of the genus Oedura
Biodiversity of the family Diplodactylidae








Genus
Oedura

Common Australian Velvet Geckos

Gewöhnliche Australische Samtgeckos

Almindelige Australske Fløjlsgekkoer, Australske Tykhalegekkoer

1842 Oedura Gray (type species: Oedura marmorata Gray 1842)
1843 Pachyurus Fitzinger [not Pachyurus Agassiz 1831 (Pisces); not Pachyurus Swainson 1839 (Pisces)] (type species: Phyllodactylus lesueurii Dumeril;
1984 Amalosia Wells & Wellington (type species: Phyllodactylus lesueurii Dumeril & Bibron 1836; syn. Bauer 1994)
Contents: 19 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included the species now assigned to Amalosia, Hesperoedura, and Nebulifera (e.g., Bauer 1994).
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory (incl. Groote Eylandt), Queensland [incl. Fraser Island, Torres Strait Islands], South Australia, Western Australia).

Oedura argentea

Silver-eyed Velvet Gecko

Silberaugen-Samtgecko

Sølvøjet Fløjlsgekko

2018 Oedura argentea Hoskin, Zozaya & Vanderduys

Distribution: Australia (Queensland).





Oedura bella

Gulf Marbled Velvet Gecko

Nordöstlicher Samtgecko

Nordøstlig Marmor-fløjlsgekko

2016 Oedura bella Oliver & Doughty

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of marmorata. Records from Groote Eylandt refer to nesos.
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland).


Oedura castelnaui

Northern Velvet Gecko, (Castelnau's Velvet Gecko)

Nördlicher Samtgecko

Nordlig Fløjlsgekko

1884 Oedura fracticolor De Vis [nomen oblitum] (Hoskin, Zozaya & Vanderduys 2018)
1889 Phyllodactylus castelnaui Thominot [nomen protectum] (Hoskin, Zozaya & Vanderduys 2018)
Oedura castelnaui Bustard 1970
1901 Oedura mayeri Garman (Bauer 1994)

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of tryoni (e.g., Cogger 1957; Wermuth 1965).
Distribution: Australia (Queensland [incl. Torres Strait Islands]).


Oedura castelnaui
© Rune Midtgaard

Oedura cincta

Inland Marbled Velvet Gecko

Südlicher Samtgecko

Sydlig Marmor-fløjlsgekko

1888 Oedura cincta De Vis
1985 Oedura derelicta Wells & Wellington (Oliver & Doughty 2016)

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of marmorata (e.g., Bauer 1994). Revalidated by Oliver & Doughty (2016).
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia).


Oedura coggeri

Northern Spotted Velvet Gecko

Nördlicher Gefleckter Samtgecko

Nordlig Plettet Fløjlsgekko

1966 Oedura coggeri Bustard

Distribution: Australia (Queensland).


Oedura elegans

Elegant Velvet Gecko

Venus-Samtgecko

Venus-fløjlsgekko

2019 Oedura elegans Hoskin

Remarks: Previously regarded as the southern populations of monilis.
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).





Oedura filicipoda

Fringe-toed Velvet Gecko

Fransenzehen-Samtgecko

Frynsetået Fløjlsgekko

1984 Oedura filicipoda King

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).


Oedura fimbria

Western Marbled Velvet Gecko

Westlicher Samtgecko

Vestlig Marmor-fløjlsgekko

2016 Oedura fimbria Oliver & Doughty

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of marmorata.
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).


Oedura gemmata

Jewelled Velvet Gecko, Dotted Velvet Gecko

Juwel-Samtgecko

Juvel-fløjlsgekko

1983 Oedura gemmata King & Gow

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory).


Oedura gracilis

Gracile Velvet Gecko

Graziler Samtgecko

Venus-fløjlsgekko

1984 Oedura gracilis King

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).


Oedura jowalbinna

Quinkan Velvet Gecko, Quinkan Gecko

Quinkan-Samtgecko

Quinkan-fløjlsgekko

2008 Oedura jowalbinna Hoskin & Higgie

Distribution: Australia (Queensland).


Oedura lineata

Arcadia Velvet Gecko

Arcadia-Samtgecko

Arcadia-fløjlsgekko

2019 Oedura lineata Hoskin

Distribution: Australia (Queensland).





Oedura luritja

Mereenie Velvet Gecko

Mereenie-Samtgecko

Mereenie-fløjlsgekko

2016 Oedura luritja Oliver & McDonald

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory).


Oedura marmorata

Northern Marbled Velvet Gecko

Nördlicher Samtgecko, (Gefleckter Fettschwanzgecko)

Nordlig Marmor-fløjlsgekko

1842 Oedura marmorata Gray
Phyllodactylus marmorata Duméril 1856
1869 Oedura verrillii Cope (Oliver & Doughty 2016)
1884 Oedura fraticolor De Vis (status uncertain; see Oliver & Doughty 2016)

Remarks: Previously included cincta and the populations now assigned to bella and fimbria.
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory).


Oedura marmorata
© Rune Midtgaard

Oedura monilis

Ocellated Velvet Gecko, Blotched Velvet Gecko

Argus-Samtgecko

Argus-fløjlsgekko

1888 Oedura monilis Vis
1985 Oedura attenboroughi Wells & Wellington (Oliver & Doughty 2016; Hoskin 2019)

Remarks: Previously included the populations now assigned to elegans.
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).


Oedura murrumanu

Limestone Range Velvet Gecko

Kalkstein-Samtgecko

Kalkstens-fløjlsgekko

2014 Oedura murrumanu Oliver, Laver, Melville & Doughty

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).


Oedura nesos

Groote Eylandt Marbled Velvet Gecko

Groote-Eylandt-Samtgecko

Groote Eylandt-fløjlsgekko

2020 Oedura nesos Oliver, Jolly, Skipwith, Tedeschi & Gillespie

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of bella.
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory: Groote Eylandt).





Oedura picta

Ornate Velvet Gecko

Pracht-Samtgecko

Pragt-fløjlsgekko

2019 Oedura picta Hoskin

Distribution: Australia (Queensland).





Oedura tryoni

Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko

Südlicher Gefleckter Samtgecko

Sydlig Plettet Fløjlsgekko

1884 Oedura tryoni Vis
1885 Oedura ocellata Boulenger (syn. Hoskin 2019)

Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island]).