Champion's leaf-tailed gecko explained

Champion's leaf-tailed gecko (Phyllurus championae), also known commonly as the Koumala leaf-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, championae (genitive, feminine), is in honor of Australian zoologist Irene Champion, a Resource Ranger with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.^[1]

Geographic range

P. championae was first found in the Cameron Creek/Black Mountain area near Koumala, Queensland, Australia.^{[2] [3]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. championae is forest with rocky areas.

Description

P. championae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8cm (03inches).^[3]

Reproduction

P. championae is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (Phyllurus championae, p. 273).
• Couper PJ, Schneider CJ, Hoskin CJ, Covacevich JA (2000). "Australian leaf-tailed geckos: phylogeny, a new genus, two new species and other new data". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45 (2): 253–265. (Phyllurus championae, new species, pp. 258–262, Figures 6, 7A, 7B).
• Hoskin CJ, Couper PJ, Schneider CJ (2003). "A New Species of Phyllurus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) and a Revised Phylogeny and Key for the Australian Leaf-tailed Geckos". Australian Journal of Zoology 51 (2): 153–164.
• Wilson S, Swan G (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. Web site: Champion's leaf-tailed gecko . Macdonald, Stewart. species:Stewart L. Macdonald . Australian Reptile Online Database. 28 October 2014.
3. Web site: Phyllurus championae. The Queensland Museum. 2017-11-11.