Amalosia lesueurii

Amalosia lesueurii, commonly known as Lesueur's gecko or Lesueur's velvet gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Amalosia lesueurii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Amalosia
Species:
A. lesueurii
Binomial name
Amalosia lesueurii
Synonyms[1]
  • Phyllodactylus lesueurii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836
  • Diplodactylus (Pachyurus) lesueurii
    — Fitzinger, 1843
  • Oedura rhombifer
    Gray, 1845
  • Oedura lesueurii
    — Boulenger, 1885

Etymology

The specific name, lesueurii, is in honor of French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur.[2]

Description

A. lesueurii is a small (8–10 centimetres or 3–4 inches) gecko. It is a mottled grey colour.

Geographic range

A. lesuerii is found near the eastern coastline of New South Wales and Queensland.

Behaviour

Although it is perhaps the most common gecko in the Sydney region, A. lesuerii is rarely observed unless it is disturbed. During the day it hides under close-fitting rocks, and comes out at night to hunt insects.[3]

References
  1. Species Amalosia lesueurii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oedura lesueurii, p. 156).
  3. Griffiths, Ken (1987). Reptiles of the Sydney Region. Three Sisters Publications Pty Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-9590203-3-0.

Further reading
  • Boulenger A. (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. ("Œdura lesueurii ", p. 107 + Plate X, figure 2, drawing of underside of toe).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G. (1836). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome troisième [Volume 3]. Paris: Roret. iv + 517 pp. (Phyllodactylus lesueurii, new species, pp. 392–393). (in French).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.


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