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Orraya

Orraya is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Orraya occultus, also known commonly as the McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko or the long-necked northern leaf-tailed gecko. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Orraya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Orraya
Couper, Covacevich,
C. Schneider & C. Hoskin, 2000
Species:
O. occultus
Binomial name
Orraya occultus
(Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993)
Synonyms2
  • Saltuarius occultus
    Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993
  • Orraya occultus
    — Couper, Covacevich, C. Schneider & C. Hoskin, 2000

Orraya is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Orraya occultus, also known commonly as the McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko or the long-necked northern leaf-tailed gecko. The species is endemic to Australia.2

Geographic range

O. occultus is restricted to higher elevations in the McIlwraith Range in northeastern Queensland.3

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. occultus is forest, at altitudes of 500–825 m (1,640–2,707 ft).1

Description

O. occultus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 11 cm (4.3 in). It is moderately spinose, and has a very long, thin neck.2

Reproduction

O. occultus is oviparous.2

References

References

  1. Hoskin, C.; Couper, P.; Amey, A. (2018). "Orraya occultus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T178382A83325202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178382A83325202.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Species Orraya occultus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. "Orraya occultus". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • 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. (Saltuarius occultus, new species).
  • Couper PJ, Schneider CJ, Hoskin CJ, Covacevich JA (2000). "Australian leaf-toed geckos: phylogeny, a new genus, two new species and other new data". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45 (2): 253–265. ("Orraya Couper, Covacevich, Schneider & Hoskin", new genus; Orraya occultus, new combination).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.