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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. The species is endemic to Mount Blackwood and Mount Jukes in mideastern Queensland, Australia.

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Phyllurus isis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Phyllurus
Species:
P. isis
Binomial name
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.2 The species is endemic to Mount Blackwood and Mount Jukes in mideastern Queensland, Australia.3

Etymology

The specific name, isis, refers to the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis.4

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. isis is forest.1

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.5

Reproduction

P. isis is oviparous.2

References

References

  1. Couper P, Macdonald SM (2018). "Phyllurus isis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102664547A102664550.en. Accessed on 17 May 2024.
  2. "Phyllurus isis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. "Phyllurus isis ". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  4. 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).
  5. Couper, Covacevich & Moritz (1993).
Further reading

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.