Biology:Phyllurus isis
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Phyllurus isis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllurus |
| Species: | P. isis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllurus isis Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993
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Phyllurus isis, also known commonly as the Mount Blackwood leaf-tailed gecko and the Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae.[1] The species is endemic to Mount Blackwood and Mount Jukes in mideastern Queensland, Australia .[2]
Etymology
The specific name, isis, refers to the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis.[3]
Description
P. isis, which may attain a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 76 mm (3.0 in), is the smallest and least spiny species of Phyllurus.[4]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Phyllurus isis ". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Phyllurus&species=isis&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Phyllurus+isis%27%29%29.
- ↑ "Phyllurus isis ". http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Reptiles/Geckos/Leaf-tailed+Geckos/Mount+Blackwood+Leaf-tailed+Gecko#.Wgm7KrpFzOY.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phyllurus isis, p. 131).
- ↑ Couper, Covacevich, Moritz (1993).
Further reading
- Cogger H (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350. (Phyllurus isis, p. 274).
- Couper PJ, Covacevich JA, Moritz C (1993). "A review of the leaf-tailed geckos endemic to eastern Australia: a new genus, four new species, and other new data". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34 (1): 95–124. (Phyllurus isis, new species, pp. 113–115).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q5077181 entry
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