Saltuarius swaini (WELLS & WELLINGTON, 1985)
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Saltuarius swaini
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| Higher Taxa | Carphodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko |
| Synonym | Phyllurus swaini WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 14 Saltuarius swaini — COUPER, COVACEVICH & MORITZ 1993 Saltuarius swaini — COGGER 2000: 743 Saltuarius swaini — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Saltuarius swaini — COGGER 2014: 281 Saltuarius swaini — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 116 |
| Distribution | Australia (SE Queensland, NE New South Wales) Type locality: Richmond Range State Forest, NSW |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: AMS (AM) R116978 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large, slender-bodied Saltuarius (maximum SVL 14 mm) with smooth throat scales, no preanal pores (in either sex) and a prominent, narrow V-shaped marking running back deeply between the eyes (Fig. 7D in COUPER et al. 2008). It is dis- tinguished from its congeners by the following combined characters: rostral shield usually in contact with nostril (Fig. 8B); scales on snout do not usually grade evenly from small to large (in dorsal–ventral transect), but are intermixed with larger granules above the supralabials (Fig. 9B); spinose tubercules on dorsal surfaces of hands, feet and digits (Fig. 10B); a high tubercule count across flared portion of original tail (mode = 10, mean = 9.42, SD = 1.74); original tail with broad cream/grey zones, as opposed to narrow pale cross bands (Fig. 1C); enlarged dorsal and lateral tubercules extend to tail tip (Fig. 1C). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 731 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named for Malcolm Swain, of the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Sydney. |
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