| 词条 | Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko |
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| name = Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko | image = The Cape Melville Leaf-tailed Gecko (Saltuarius eximius). Photo by Conrad Hoskin.jpg | genus = Saltuarius | species = eximius | authority = Hoskin & Couper, 2013 }} The Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius eximius) is a species of geckos that is endemic to the Melville Range on Cape Melville in Northern Australia.[1][2] The species was described in 2013 by Australian zoologists Conrad Hoskin (of James Cook University) and Patrick J. Couper (curator of herpetology at Queensland Museum).[3] The lizards are about {{convert|20|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and are believed to be a relic species from the time period rainforests were more abundant in Australia. The name derives from the Latin word for "extraordinary" or "exquisite", and refers to the lizard's distinctive, camouflaged appearance. It hides among rocky boulders in the day and emerges at night to hunt on rocks and trees. The lizard has large eyes, a long and slender body, and specialized limbs adapted to life in dimly lit boulder fields.[2] On 23 May 2014, the International Institute for Species Exploration declared the gecko as one of the "Top 10 New Species of 2014". The reasons for its selection are its camouflage to its surrounding rocks, and by which it hunts prey.[4] [5][6]References1. ^{{cite web| url=https://news.yahoo.com/lost-world-discovered-remote-australia-024127998.html | title=Lost world' discovered in remote Australia| work= AFP| date= October 27, 2013}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|first=Jessica|last= Aldred |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/28/gecko-leaf-new-species-australia-skink-frog-queensland |title=Gecko that looks like a leaf among new species found in Australia's 'lost world'|publisher=The Guardian |date= October 28, 2013 |accessdate= 2013-10-29}} 3. ^{{cite journal|last=Hoskin|first=Conrad J.|author2=Couper, Patrick |title=A spectacular new leaf-tailed gecko (Carphodactylidae: Saltuarius) from the Melville Range, north-east Australia|journal=Zootaxa|date=1 October 2013 |volume=3717 |issue=4 |page=543 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.6}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Leaf-tailed gecko named in top 10 new species of 2014|url=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2014/05/leaf-tailed-gecko-top-10-new-species-of-2014|accessdate=18 November 2014|website=Australian Geographic|date=22 May 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Leaf-tailed Gecko: Look Hard to See This One Top 10 New Species of 2014|url=http://www.esf.edu/top10/06.htm|publisher=State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry|accessdate=23 May 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Top 10 New Species of 2013 Announced|url=http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-top10-new-species-01938.html|work=Sci-News.com|accessdate=23 May 2014|date=22 May 2014}} External links
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