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Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko |
Cape Melville, Queensland Photo © Conrad Hoskin |
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Saltuarius eximius | |||||||||
Pronunciation | SALT-you-ARE-ee-uss ex-IM-ee-uss | ||||||||
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Etymology |
Saltuarius: "From the Latin - 'keeper of the forest'."1
eximius: "Eximius; from the Latin meaning exceptional, extraordinary, exquisite. In recognition of the particularly fine form and distinctiveness of this species. The species epithet is treated as a noun in apposition."2 |
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Description | Distribution | Natural history | Conservation | Further information | More photos |
Range"Known only from the vicinity of the type locality in the uplands of the Melville Range, Cape Melville, north-east Australia"2 . Found in the following Australian states/territoriesQueensland Habitat
All specimens have been found on "granite boulders covered by a rainforest canopy", "found at night on vertical surfaces of boulders or trees, between one and five meters above the ground."2 |
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