Carphodactylus

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For the New Caledonianian genus called chameleon geckos, see Eurydactylodes.

Carphodactylus
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Carphodactylus
Günther, 1897 [2]
Species:
C. laevis
Binomial name
Carphodactylus laevis
Günther, 1897

Carphodactylus is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus consists of the sole species Carphodactylus laevis, also commonly known as the chameleon gecko. The species is endemic to Australia.

Description[]

Carphodactylus laevis, illustration from original description, 1897

C. laevis has a black streak from snout to eye, and a small black streak above the tympanum. Dorsally, the head and body are brown, speckled with small paler brown spots and black specks concentrated around the vertebral line. The original tail is dark brown or black with four to five complete whitish crossbands. There is a verterbral ridge from nape to tail. The limbs are long and thin.[3] It has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in).

Geographic range[]

The chameleon gecko is found in the northeastern part of Queensland.[4]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of C. laevis is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,400 m (1,300–4,600 ft).[1]

Reproduction[]

C. laevis is oviparous.[4]

Etymology[]

The generic name, Carphodactylus, is Latin meaning "twig finger". The specific name, laevis, is Latin meaning "smooth".[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b , Couper P, (2018). "Carphodactylus laevis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102662790A102662811. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102662790A102662811.en. Downloaded on 08 April 2021.
  2. ^ Günther A (1897). "Descriptions of New Species of Lizards and of a Tree-Frog from North-Eastern Queensland". Novitates Zoologicae, Zoological Museum, Tring 4: 403–406 + Plates XI–XII. (Carphodactylus, new genus, p. 403; C. laevis, new species, pp. 403–404 + Plate XI).
  3. ^ Cogger HG (2000). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Publishing. 808 pp. (Carphodactylus laevis, p. 207).
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Carphodactylus laevis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading[]

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Carphodactylus laevis, p. 262).
  • (1995). Geckos der Welt – Alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania. 256 pp. (Carphodactylus laevis, p. 95). (in German).
  • (1998). "A low elevation record for the rainforest gecko Carphodactylus laevis and a further addition to the herpetofauna of the Mossman Gorge section of Daintree National Park, QLD". Herpetofauna, Sydney 28 (1): 53.
  • , (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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