Saltuarius moritzi

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.

Etymology

The specific name, moritzi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist .

Description

Adults of Saltuarius moritzi usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . The rostral contacts the nostrils. There are large spinose tubercles on the upper surface of the digits. The coloration is extremely variable.

Geographic range

Saltuarius moritzi is endemic to the New England Tablelands in New South Wales.

Habitat

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

Description

Saltuarius moritzi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Reproduction

Saltuarius moritzi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Couper, Patrick J.; Sadlier, Ross A.; Shea, Glenn M.; Wilmer, Jessica Worthington(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. .