Saltuarius moritzi

Saltuarius moritzi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Carphodactylidae
Genus:	Saltuarius
Species:	S. moritzi
Binomial name
Saltuarius moritzi Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Worthington Wilmer, 2008

Saltuarius moritzi, also known commonly as the New England leaf-tailed gecko or Moritz's leaf-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is native to Australia.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, moritzi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Craig Moritz.[2]

Geographic range

S. moritzi is endemic to the New England Tablelands in New South Wales.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. moritzi are closed forests, wet sclerophyll forests, and rocky escarpments, gorges, and outcrops.[1]

Description

S. moritzi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.9 cm (4.3 in).[1]

Reproduction

S. moritzi is oviparous.[1]

References

1. Species Saltuarius moritzi at The Reptile Database
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saltuarius moritzi, p. 183).
3. "Saltuarius moritzi ". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
• Couper, Patrick J.; Sadlier, Ross A.; Shea, Glenn M.; Worthington Wilmer, Jessica (2009). "A Reassessment of Saltuarius swaini (Lacertilia: Diplodactylidae) in Southeastern Queensland and New South Wales; Two New Taxa, Phylogeny, Biogeography and Conservation". Records of the Australian Museum 60 (1): 87–118. (Saltuarius moritzi, new species, pp. 99–105, Figures 12A, 12B, 12C).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.