Phyllurus amnicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Phyllurus
Species: Phyllurus amnicola

Name

Phyllurus amnicola Hoskin, Couper, Schneider & Covacevich in Couper et al., 2000: 255

• Holotype: QM J64408, ♀, collected by C. Hoskin and J. Gratten on 1 February 1988.
• Type locality: “Alligator Ck, Mt Elliot, Bowling Green Bay NP (19°28’ S, 146°59’ E), NEQ [=Northeastern Queensland]”, Australia.

References

Primary references

• Couper, P.J., Schneider, C.J., Hoskin, C.J. & Covacevich, J.A. 2000. Australian Leaf–tailed geckos: phylogeny, a new genus, two new species and other new data. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45(2): 253–265. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Phyllurus amnicola. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 March 2020.
• Hoskin, C., Couper, P. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Phyllurus amnicola  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102664470A102664473. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102664470A102664473.en

Vernacular names

English: Mt. Elliot Leaf-tailed Gecko