Biology:Saltuarius kateae
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Saltuarius kateae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genus: | Saltuarius |
| Species: | S. kateae
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| Binomial name | |
| Saltuarius kateae Couper, Sadlier, Shea, & Worthington Wilmer, 2008
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Saltuarius kateae, also known commonly as Kate's leaf-tailed gecko or the Mount Marsh leaf-tailed gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is native to New South Wales.[1][2][3]
Etymology
The specific name, kateae, is in honor of Kate Couper, wife of the senior author of the original description of this species.[4][3]
Geographic range
S. kateae is endemic to the southern end of the Richmond Range in New South Wales.[5] This area was severely affected by the 2019-2020 Australian megafires, with over 80% of the available habitat burned. [6]
References
- ↑ "Saltuarius kateae". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Saltuarius&species=kateae&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Saltuarius+kateae%27%29%29. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Saltuarius kateae". https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Saltuarius_kateae.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 , pp. 87-118 [97]., Wikidata Q54555102
- ↑ 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. (Saltuarius kateae, p. 138).
- ↑ "Saltuarius kateae". http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Reptiles/Geckos/Leaf-tailed+Geckos/Mount+Marsh+Leaf-tailed+Gecko#.Wgs3b7pFzOY. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ↑ Ward, Michelle; Tulloch, Ayesha I. T.; Radford, James Q.; Williams, Brooke A.; Reside, April E.; Macdonald, Stewart L.; Mayfield, Helen J.; Maron, Martine et al. (2020-07-20). "Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat" (in en). Nature Ecology & Evolution 4 (10): 1321–1326. doi:10.1038/s41559-020-1251-1. ISSN 2397-334X. PMID 32690905. http://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1251-1.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3470263 entry
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