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Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko
Strophurus spinigerus (Gray, 1842)
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.
Strophurus spinigerus; captive bred invididual; Photo Credits: Jonathan C. DeBoer
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Open encyclopedia reference
The south-western spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus spinigerus), also known commonly as the soft spiny-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognized.
Wikipedia contributors, South-western spiny-tailed gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:35:59.177065+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Strophurus spinigerus (Gray, 1842)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1842)
- Common name
- Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Diplodactylidae
- Genus
- Strophurus
- 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
- genusStrophurus
- speciesStrophurus spinigerus (Gray, 1842)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Strophurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Spiny-tailed GeckoStrophurus ciliaris (Boulenger, 1885) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arnhem Phasmid GeckoStrophurus horneri Oliver & Parkin, 2014 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Spiny-tailed GeckoStrophurus intermedius (Ogilby, 1892) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southern Phasmid GeckoStrophurus jeanae (Storr, 1988) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Robust Striped GeckoStrophurus michaelseni (Werner, 1910) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exmouth Spiny-tailed GeckoStrophurus rankini (Storr, 1979) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Phasmid Striped GeckoStrophurus taeniatus (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Spiny-tailed GeckoStrophurus williamsi (Kluge, 1963) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Golden-eyed geckoStrophurus trux Vanderduys, 2017 | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goldfields Spiny-tailed GeckoStrophurus assimilis (Storr, 1988) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jewelled GeckoStrophurus elderi (Stirling & Zietz, 1893) | DiplodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Strophurus krisalys Sadlier, 2005 | 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 spinigerus Gray, 1842 Gray, 1842 | synonym |
| Diplodactylus spinigerus inornatus Storr, 1988 Storr, 1988 | 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=Strophurus&species=spinigerus 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.
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:5364Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.