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
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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