Saltuarius eximius

Saltuarius eximius

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: Saltuarius
Species: Saltuarius eximius

Name

Saltuarius eximius Hoskin & Couper, 2013: 545

• Holotype: QM J92377, adult ♀, collected by C.J. Hoskin on 20 March 2013.
• Type locality: “Melville Range (14°16'38" S, 144°29'28" E, elevation 500 m), Cape Melville National Park, north-east Queensland”, Australia.
• Paratypes (n=2): QM J92378, ♂, and QM J92379, ♀, same data as the holotype.

References

Primary references

• Hoskin, C.J. & Couper, P. 2013. A spectacular new leaf-tailed gecko (Carphodactylidae: Saltuarius) from the Melville Range, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3717(4): 543–558. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.6 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Saltuarius eximius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 August 2022.
• Hoskin, C. & Couper, P. 2018. IUCN: Saltuarius eximius  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T56798923A56798991. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56798923A56798991.en. Accessed on 04 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Cape Melville Leaf-tailed Gecko

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