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Underwoodisaurus milii (Thick-tailed Gecko, Barking Gecko; Thick-tailed gecko)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Underwoodisaurus milii (synonym, Nephrurus milii ) is a species of gecko in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is commonly known as the thick-tailed or barking gecko, referring to its distinctive plump tail and sharp, barking defensive call.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  9.6 grams
Gestation [2]  68 days
Litter Size [2]  2
Maximum Longevity [4]  12 years
Reproductive Mode [3]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [2]  3.543 inches (9 cm)
Habitat Substrate [3]  Terrestrial

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Coorong National Park II 121235 South Australia, Australia
Flinders Chase National Park II 81245 South Australia, Australia
Yathong Nature Reserve Ia 270264 New South Wales, Australia

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Maxvachonia chabaudi <Unverified Name>[5]
Pharyngodon kartana[5]
Skrjabinodon smythi[5]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Length–weight allometries in lizards, S. Meiri, Journal of Zoology 281 (2010) 218–226
♦ 2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 3Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
♦ 4de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0