''Uvidicolus'' is a

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in the

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. The genus contains the sole

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''Uvidicolus sphyrurus'', also known commonly as the border thick-tailed gecko. The species is

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Geographic range

''U. sphyrurus'' is found in rocky highlands of the Murray-Darling Basin, in

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and southern

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, Australia. www.reptile-database.org.

Habitat

The preferred natural

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s of ''U. sphyrurus'' are

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, and rocky areas, at altitudes of .

Description

''U. sphyrurus'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Reproduction

''U. sphyrurus'' is

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Taxonomy

''Uvidicolus sphyrurus'' is sometimes placed in the genus '' Underwoodisaurus''.

References

* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (''Uvidicolus sphyrurus'', p. 285). * Ogilby JD (1892). "Descriptions of Three New Australian Lizards". ''Records of the Australian Museum'' 2 (1): 6–11. (''Gymnodactylus sphyrurus'', new species, pp. 6–8). * Oliver PM, Bauer AM (2011). "Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (''Nephrurus'', Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): Plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene". ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 59 (3): 664–674. (''Uvidicolus'', new genus; ''Uvidicolus sphyrurus'', new combination). *

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