Phyllurus isis COUPER, COVACEVICH & MORITZ, 1993

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Higher Taxa	Carphodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Phyllurus isis COUPER, COVACEVICH & MORITZ 1993 Phyllurus isis — COGGER 2000: 742 Phyllurus isis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Phyllurus isis — COGGER 2014: 274
Distribution	Australia (Queensland: Mt Blackwood (21°02', 148°56') and Mt Jukes (21 °02', 148°57'), Mackay district, MEQ) Type locality: Mt Blackwood NP (21°02',148°56'), MEQ.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J53511, gravid female; paratypes: QM
Comment	DIAGNOSIS P. isis is the least spinose and smallest Phyllurus (maximum SVL 76mm). It most resembles P. ossa. From P. ossa it is distinguished by rostral grooves (a single groove partially dividing the rostral, Fig. 7e vs 2-3 grooves, usually 3, rarely 1, partially dividing the rostral, Fig. 7f-h). It is further distinguished from P. ossa by the size of its flank tubercules (small vs moderate). P. isis is readily distinguished from P. caudiannulatus by the shape of both its original and regrown tail (flared vs cylindrical) and by the nature of the rostral groove (rostral partially divided, Fig. 7 e vs rostral fully divided, Fig. 7 a); from P. nepthys by ventral colour pattern (immaculate vs 'peppered' brown); from P. platurus by original tail colour pattern (distinctly banded white vs lacking white bands) [from COUPER et al. 1993].
Etymology	Selected from Egyptian mythology (Mackenzie, 1978). The epithet is to be treated as a noun in apposition.
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. 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 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 Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/gekkonidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Phyllurus/isis Google images

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