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Species profile—Saltuarius eximius (Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Carphodactylidae (carphodactylid geckos) → Saltuarius eximius (Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Carphodactylidae (carphodactylid geckos)
Scientific name
Saltuarius eximius Hoskin & Couper, 2013
Common name
Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko
Type reference
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.
WildNet taxon ID
34950
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
CR
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Critically endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=34950.

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
9 December 2024