Saltuarius
Saltuarius is a genus of larger Australian geckos, known collectively as leaf-tailed geckos.
Species
Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCarphodactylidae
Observations747
Saltuarius es un género de gecos de la familia Carphodactylidae. Es endémico de Australia.[1] Son lagartos de piel con un aspecto áspero, de color rojo, gris o negro, con patrones más o menos regulares. La cola es ancha y plana. Especies Se reconocen las siguientes siete especies:[2] Saltuarius cornutus (Ogilby, 1892). Saltuarius eximius[3] Hoskin & Couper, 2013. Saltuarius kateae Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Worthington Wilmer, 2008. Saltuarius moritzi Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Worthington Wilmer, 2008. Saltuarius salebrosus (Covacevich, 1975). Saltuarius swaini (Wells & Wellington, 1985). Saltuarius wyberba Couper, Schneider & Covacevich, 1997. Referencias ↑ Saltuarius en BioLib ↑ Uetz, P. & Jirí Hošek (ed.). «Saltuarius». Reptile Database. Reptarium. Consultado el 16 de marzo de 2016. ↑ Hoskin CJ & Couper P. 2013. A spectacular new leaf-tailed gecko (Carphodactylidae: Saltuarius) from the Melville Range, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3717 (4): 543–558.
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Saltuarius is a genus of larger Australian geckos, known collectively as leaf-tailed geckos.
==Taxonomy== The genus Saltuarius was created in 1993 to accommodate some former members of the genus Phyllurus. These geckos appear very similar to the Uroplatus geckos native to Madagascar. However, this is a convergent evolution.