Amalosia jacovae explained

Amalosia jacovae, also known commonly as the clouded gecko or the clouded velvet gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, jacovae (Latin, feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Australian herpetologist Jeanette Adelaide Covacevich (j + a + cov + suffix -ae).^[1]

Geographic range

A. jacovae is found in southeastern Queensland, Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. jacovae are forest and shrubland, but it has also been found in houses.

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, A. jacovae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.2cm (02.4inches). Dorsally, it has a pale gray vertebral zone, and it has pronounced basal webbing between its third and fourth toes.^[2]

Reproduction

A. jacovae is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger, Harold G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Couper, Patrick J.

Keim, Lauren D.; Hoskin, Conrad J. (2007). "A new velvet Gecko (Gekkonidae: Oedura) from south-east Queensland, Australia". Zootaxa 1587: 27–41. (Oedura jacovae, new species).

• Oliver, Paul M.

Bauer, Aaron M.; Greenbaum, Eli; Jackman, Todd; Hobbie, Tara (2012). "Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade ?" Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63 (2): 255–264). (Amalosia jacovae, new combination).

• Wilson, Steve

Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. [species:Steve K. Wilson|Wilson, Steve]