Saltuarius swaini

Saltuarius swaini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Saltuarius
Species: Saltuarius swaini

Name

Saltuarius swaini (Wells & Wellington, 1985)

• Holotype: AM R116978 (field series 16799), collected by Bruce Gall and Peter Bayliss between 1-7 December 1976.
• Type locality: “Richmond Range State Forest, New South Wales”, Australia.

Combinations

• Phyllurus swaini Wells & Wellington, 1985: 14 [original combination]
• Saltuarius swaini — Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993: 97 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series 1: 1–61. Reference page. 
• Couper, P.J., Covacevich, J.A. & Moritz, C. 1993. A review of the leaf-tailed geckos endemic to eastern Australia: a new genus, four new species, and other new data. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34(1): 95–124. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Couper, P.J., Sadlier, R.A., Shea, G.M. & Wilmer, J.W. 2008. 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. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.60.2008.1492 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Saltuarius swaini. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 August 2022.
• Couper, P., Hoskin, C., Amey, A. & Greenlees, M. 2018. IUCN: Saltuarius swaini  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T56798733A56798771. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56798733A56798771.en. Accessed on 04 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko

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