[Pitbullgeckos]

There will probably be a new nephrurus spices. It´s the milli from Hamersly Range that will have it´s own name, Nephrurus seorsus.

[F4n4tic]

Great information, thanks!! Why do they separate this endemic milii from the others? Something special in phenotype?

[Pitbullgeckos]

"N. seorsus is more slender than N. milii, has a longer snout, longer limbs and digits, larger background scales and a deeper angular mental scale. The pattern and colour also differ, as N. seorsus has a much plainer dorsal pattern on both the head and body, comprised of widely scattered pale tubercles. In contrast, N. milii often has relatively well-defined transverse bands, and usually has considerable areas of lighter patches on the head, including the labial scales and often extending across the top of the head."
From the draft paper

Seorsus means something like "a part". I refers to the big distance to the next milli pop, about 700 ks or so.

When talking to colleges who works in the area this "milli" is very rare and they do not see it often .
There are moore changes comming up in the taxonomi in the near future with the critters in the area. At least thats the word. But not to the geckos.

Another hotspot in taxonomi is Cape Range, I will not be supriserd if there is some new strophr described there soon.

[F4n4tic]

Where do you get the draft papers from? Is there something like a newsletter service? I'd like to get some of this new stuff, too.

[secco]

photo?!

who is the author of the article?

[Geck82]

milli and sphyrurus have been put in their own genus of Underwoodisaurus for some time now.

[Pitbullgeckos]

I saw the paiper from people who are involved in the draft.
Pics; Well, to my knowlege there are only 6 speciment found so its probably hard to find
Authers should be Doughty & Oliver
Mill was in the Underwoodisaurius brefly but was put back to Nephr and have been so for some years I belive.

When/if it becomes a spices of it´s own it will be easyer to protect it from the miningindustry since it´s very rare and probably wounreble. Today its just another milli and the mining in the aera will kill them soon. But this is just speculation from me.

[bensen]

hammersley ranges are totally within a national park, so your speculation is unfounded.

[Pitbullgeckos]

Sorry I brought it up mate.
I knowe the hammerslys are within the Karijini......
We all knowe what happend to mount Magnet, thats one seroius big hole, probably seen from the moon,,,,and totaly lifeless. Maby mount Nameless is next. Probably not but what do I knowe. Isn´t there plans to dig for Uran within parks in the Kimberlys?
Just speculating, sorry, it won´t happend again.

[Geck82]

I don't know of any publications that have classed them as Nephrurus for at least 10 years, all licensing departments and museums here in Australia have them listed as Underwoodisaurus. I can't see how a new species can be identified if people can't even get the genus correct.