Saltuarius swaini (WELLS & WELLINGTON, 1985)
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Saltuarius swaini
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| Higher Taxa | Carphodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| 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). Additional details (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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