Amalosia lesueurii

Amalosia lesueurii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Amalosia
Species:	A. lesueurii
Binomial name
	Amalosia lesueurii; (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Synonyms
	Phyllodactylus lesueurii ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836; Diplodactylus (Pachyurus) lesueurii ; — Fitzinger, 1843; Oedura rhombifer ; Gray, 1845; Oedura lesueurii ; — Boulenger, 1885;

Amalosia lesueurii, commonly known as Lesueur's gecko or Lesueur's velvet gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology[]

The specific name, lesueurii, is in honor of French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur.^[2]

Description[]

A. lesueurii is a small (8–10 centimetres or 3–4 inches) gecko. It is a mottled grey colour.

Geographic range[]

A. lesuerii is found near the eastern coastline of New South Wales and Queensland.

Behaviour[]

Although it is perhaps the most common gecko in the Sydney region, A. lesuerii is rarely observed unless it is disturbed. During the day it hides under close-fitting rocks, and comes out at night to hunt insects.^[3]

References[]

^ Species Amalosia lesueurii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^ 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. (Oedura lesueurii, p. 156).
^ Griffiths, Ken (1987). Reptiles of the Sydney Region. Three Sisters Publications Pty Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-9590203-3-0.

Further reading[]

Boulenger A. (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. ("Œdura lesueurii ", p. 107 + Plate X, figure 2, drawing of underside of toe).
Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Duméril AMC, Bibron G. (1836). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome troisième [Volume 3]. Paris: Roret. iv + 517 pp. (Phyllodactylus lesueurii, new species, pp. 392–393). (in French).
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[1] Species Amalosia lesueurii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

[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. (Oedura lesueurii, p. 156).

[Griffiths-3] Griffiths, Ken (1987). Reptiles of the Sydney Region. Three Sisters Publications Pty Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-9590203-3-0.

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