Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Carphodactylidae Bibliography of the genus Underwoodisaurus Biodiversity of the family Carphodactylidae Genus Underwoodisaurus Australian Barking Geckos Australische Rübenschwanzgeckos, Australische Dickschwanzgeckos Australske Hundegekkoer 1843 Anomalurus Fitzinger [not Anomalurus Waterhouse 1843 (Mammalia)] (type species: Gymnodactylus miliusii Dumeril & Bibron; syn. Wermuth 1965) 1965 Underwoodisaurus Wermuth [substitute name for Anomalurus Fitzinger 1843] Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included Uvidicolus sphyrurus. Russell (1980) regarded this genus as a synonym of Phyllurus, Bauer (1990) as a synonym of Nephrurus. Now recognized as a valid genus (e.g., Cogger 1992, 1996; Doughty & Oliver 2011). Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia [incl. Kangaroo Island], Victoria, Western Australia). Underwoodisaurus milii Thick-tailed Barking Gecko, Australian Barking Gecko, (Australian Thick-tailed Gecko) Gewöhnliche Australischer Rübenschwanzgecko Tykhalet Hundegekko 1825 Phyllurus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent Cyrtodactylus nilii [sic] Gray 1831 Gymnodactylus milii Loveridge 1934 Underwoodisaurus milii Bustard 1970 Nephrurus milii Bauer 1990 1836 Gymnodactylus miliusii Duméril & Bibron (Bauer 1994) 1884 Phyllurus blavieri Rochebrune (Bauer 1994) 1913 Gymnodactylus asper Boulenger (Bauer 1994) Underwoodisaurus asper Wells & Wellington 1985 1984 Underwoodisaurus husbandi Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia [incl. Kangaroo Island], Victoria, Western Australia). Underwoodisaurus seorsus Pilbara Barking Gecko Pilbara-Rübenschwanzgecko Pilbara-hundegekko 2011 Underwoodisaurus seorsus Doughty & Oliver Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).