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Moritz's leaf-tailed gecko |
Smiths Lake, New South Wales Photo © Henry Cook |
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Saltuarius moritzi | |||||||||
Pronunciation | SALT-you-ARE-ee-uss mor-ITZ-ee | ||||||||
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Etymology |
Saltuarius: "From the Latin - 'keeper of the forest'."1
moritzi: for Professor Craig Moritz (University of California at Berkeley and formerly at the University of Queensland) for his "contributions to the molecular phylogenetics of Australian rainforest reptiles".2 |
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RangeWidespread south of the Clarence River, extending from coastal areas west through to the New England Tableland. Found in the following Australian states/territoriesNew South Wales HabitatWet sclerophyll forests. Found on the trunks of trees and on rock faces. |
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