NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Limestone Range Velvet Gecko
Oedura murrumanu Oliver, Laver, Melville & Doughty, 2014
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oedura murrumanu Oliver, Laver, Melville & Doughty, 2014
- Name authority
- Oliver, Laver, Melville & Doughty, 2014
- Common name
- Limestone Range Velvet Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Diplodactylidae
- Genus
- Oedura
- 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
- genusOedura
- speciesOedura murrumanu Oliver, Laver, Melville & Doughty, 2014
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oedura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Velvet GeckoOedura castelnaui (Thominot, 1889) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oedura coggeri Bustard, 1966 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marbled Velvet GeckoOedura marmorata Gray, 1842 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southern Spotted Velvet GeckoOedura tryoni de Vis, 1884 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fringe-toed Velvet GeckoOedura filicipoda King, 1985 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mereenie velvet geckoOedura luritja Oliver & Mcdonald, 2016 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ornate velvet geckoOedura picta Hoskin, 2019 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dotted Velvet GeckoOedura gemmata King & Gow, 1983 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gracile Velvet GeckoOedura gracilis King, 1985 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Quinkan Velvet GeckoOedura jowalbinna Hoskin & Higgie, 2008 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blotched GeckoOedura monilis de Vis, 1888 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- OLIVER, PAUL M.; REBECCA J. LAVER, JANE MELVILLE, PAUL DOUGHTY. (2014). A new species of Velvet Gecko (Oedura: Diplodactylidae) from the limestone ranges of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia. Zootaxa 3873 (1): 049–061. 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:48WXM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.