#Nephrurus eromanga

[snakemanaustralia]

Taxonomic Vandalism - again! By serial offender, Paul Oliver! Nephrurus eromanga Oliver, Donnellan and Gunn, 2022 is an invalidly coined junior synonym of Nephrurus saxacola Hoser, 2016. The relevant papers are: Hoser, R. T. 2016. Carphodactylidae reviewed: Four new genera, four new subgenera, nine new species and four new subspecies within the Australian gecko family (Squamata: Sauria). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 32:3-25. Oliver, P. M., Donnellan, S. C. and Gunn, B. F. 2021. Plio–Pleistocene vicariance across arid Australia in the ‘Spiny Knob-tailed Geckos’ (Nephrurus asper group), with the description of a new species from western Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology, 69(6):216-228.

Zoobank entry: https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/9405da95-b152-44e3-ae9b-54233e791e5b Nephrurus saxacola Hoser, 2016 LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9405DA95-B152-44E3-AE9B-54233E791E5B Rank: Species No BHL Results Parent: Nephrurus Günther, 1876 Specific Name: saxacola Authorship: Hoser Publication: Hoser, Raymond. 2016 Carphodactylidae reviewed: Four new genera, four new subgenera, nine new species and four new subspecies within the Australian gecko family (Squamata: Sauria). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 32: 3-25. Page: 20 Figure(s): Type Specimen(s): A preserved specimen in the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, specimen number: J4525 Type Locality: Kuridala, south of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia, Latitude -21.28, Longitude 140.50. Fossil: No