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Strophurus
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Strophurus taenicauda, also known commonly as the golden spiny-tailed gecko or the golden-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia. Three subspecies are recognized.
Geographic range
S. taenicauda is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.
Habitat
The preferred habitats of S. taenicauda are forest and shrubland.
Defense mechanism
The golden-tailed gecko can produce a spray of foul-smelling liquid from its tail as an anti-predator adaptation.
Reproduction
S. taenicauda is oviparous.
Subspecies
The following three subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.
- Strophurus taenicauda albiocularis Danny Brown, Jessica Worthington Wilmer & Stewart MacDonald.
- Strophurus taenicauda taenicauda (De Vis, 1886)
- Strophurus taenicauda triaureus D. Brown, Worthington Wilmer & MacDonald, 2012
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Strophurus.