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.
Geographic range
P. championae was first found in the Cameron Creek/Black Mountain area near Koumala, Queensland, Australia.
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 .
Reproduction
P. championae is oviparous.
References
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, , , 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): 253âÂÂ265. (Phyllurus championae, new species, pp. 258âÂÂ262, 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): 153âÂÂ164.
- , (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .