| Higher Taxa | Carphodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Rough-throated Leaf-tail Gecko |
| Synonym | Phyllurus salebrosus COVACEVICH 1975
Phyllurus salebrosus — KLUGE 1993
Saltuarius salebrosus — COUPER, COVACEVICH & MORITZ 1993: 106
Saltuarius salebrosus — COGGER 2000: 271
Saltuarius salebrosus — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Saltuarius salebrosus — COGGER 2014: 280
Saltuarius salebrosus — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 116 |
| Distribution | Australia (coastal and interior S Queensland)
Type locality: Monto, Queensland
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: QM J8142, (G O’Connor, 28.viii.51) |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: “A large (the largest) Phyllurus, P. salebrosus is distinguished from all other species of Phyllurus by its extremely rough throat. Tubercles are present all over the chin, not only on the scales below the jaw bones as in P. cornutus, the species it resembles most. The original tail of P. salebrosus further distinguishes it from P. cornutus (attenuated tip of tail >1/3 total length of tail vs <1/3 total length of tail).” (COVACEVICH 1975) |
| Comment | Illustration on the cover of Herp. Rev. 35 (2), 2004. |
| Etymology | Presumably named after the Latin salebrosus (rough, uneven) in reference to the tubercles of the throat, a diagnostic character of the species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
| References |
- Akeret, B. 2013. Energiewende im Terarrium. Ideen und Vorschläge, wie man Stromverbrauch und Energiekosten bei der Haltung von Terrarientieren senken kann. Reptilia (Münster) 18 (99): 18-31 - get paper here
- Chapple, David G.; Reid Tingley, Nicola J. Mitchell, Stewart L. Macdonald, J. Scott Keogh, Glenn M. Shea, Philip Bowles, Neil A. Cox, John C. Z. Woinarski 2019. The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017. CSIRO, 663 pp. DOI: 10.1071/9781486309474 - get paper here
- Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
- Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
- Couper, P.J.; Covacevich, J.A. & Mortiz, 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 - get paper here
- Covacevich, J. 1975. A review of the genus Phyllurus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 17: 293-303 - get paper here
- Fallend, S. 2007. Auf Geckosuche in Australien. Draco 8 (29): 78-84 - get paper here
- Hoskin C.J.; Couper P.J. 2013. A spectacular new leaf-tailed gecko (Carphodactylidae: Saltuarius) from the Melville Range, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3717 (4): 543–558 - get paper here
- Hoskin, C.J.; P. J. Couper & C. J. Schneider 2003. A New Species of Phyllurus (Lacertailia: Gekkonidae) and a Revised Phylogeny and Key for the Australian Leaf-tailed Geckos. Australian Journal of Zoology 51 (2): 153-164 - get paper here
- Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Die australischen Riesenblattschwanzgeckos der Gattung Saltuarius. Draco 8 (29): 67-77 - get paper here
- Schmida, G. 2010. Zu Besuch beim Raukehligen Blattschwanzgecko, Saltuarius salebrosus Terraria (22) 5 (2): 12-13.
- Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
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