Uvidicolus is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Uvidicolus sphyrurus, also known commonly as the border thick-tailed gecko. The species is endemic to Australia.
Geographic range U. sphyrurus is found in rocky highlands of the Murray-Darling Basin, in New South Wales and southern Queensland, Australia. www.reptile-database.org.
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of U. sphyrurus are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of .
Description U. sphyrurus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .
Reproduction U. sphyrurus is oviparous.
Taxonomy Uvidicolus sphyrurus is sometimes placed in the genus Underwoodisaurus.
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Further reading
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). Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Retiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .