Phyllurus isis

Phyllurus isis, also known commonly as the Mount Blackwood leaf-tailed gecko and the Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae.[1] The species is endemic to Mount Blackwood and Mount Jukes in mideastern Queensland, Australia.[2]

Phyllurus isis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Phyllurus
Species:
P. isis
Binomial name
Phyllurus isis

Etymology

The specific name, isis, refers to the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis.[3]

Description

P. isis, which may attain a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 76 mm (3.0 in), is the smallest and least spiny species of Phyllurus.[4]

Reproduction

P. isis is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. "Phyllurus isis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. "Phyllurus isis ". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. 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. (Phyllurus isis, p. 131).
  4. Couper, Covacevich, Moritz (1993).

Further reading

  • Cogger H (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Phyllurus isis, p. 274).
  • Couper PJ, Covacevich JA, Moritz C (1993). "A review of the leaf-tailed geckos endemic to eastern Australia: a new genus, four new species, and other new data". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34 (1): 95-124. (Phyllurus isis, new species, pp. 113-115).
  • 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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