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Box-patterned Gecko
Lucasium steindachneri (Boulenger, 1885)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lucasium steindachneri, commonly called the box-patterned gecko or Steindachner's gecko, is a species of nocturnal, medium-sized lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species has a pale strip with three patches of brown along its back. This gecko is terrestrial and only found in arid and semi-arid areas of continental Australia.
Wikipedia contributors, Lucasium steindachneri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:39:44.923095+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lucasium steindachneri (Boulenger, 1885)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1885)
- Common name
- Box-patterned Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Diplodactylidae
- Genus
- Lucasium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyDiplodactylidae
- genusLucasium
- speciesLucasium steindachneri (Boulenger, 1885)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lucasium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Beaded GeckoLucasium damaeum (Lucas & Frost, 1896) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pale-striped Ground GeckoLucasium immaculatum (Storr, 1988) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alligator River GeckoLucasium occultum (King, 1982) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pilbara ground geckoLucasium woodwardi (Fry, 1914) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| White-spotted Ground Gecko WALucasium alboguttatum (Werner, 1910) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Byrne's GeckoLucasium byrnei (Lucas & Frost, 1896) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Main's Ground GeckoLucasium maini (Kluge, 1962) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mottled Ground GeckoLucasium squarrosum (Kluge, 1962) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crowned GeckoLucasium stenodactylus (Boulenger, 1896) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pilbara Ground GeckoLucasium wombeyi (Storr, 1978) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diplodactylus stenurus Werner, 1910 Werner, 1910 | synonym |
| Diplodactylus steindachneri Boulenger, 1885 Boulenger, 1885 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lucasium&species=steindachneri Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WB93. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.