Orraya

For the African genus called leaf-tailed geckos, see Uroplatus

Orraya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Carphodactylidae
Genus:Orraya
Couper, Covacevich, Schneider and Hoskin, 2000
Species: O. occultus
Binomial name
Orraya occultus
(Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993)
Synonyms

Saltuarius occultus Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993

Orraya occultus, also known as McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko or the long-necked northern leaf-tailed gecko, is a species in a monotypic genus of Australian gecko.[2] It is restricted to higher elevations in the McIlwraith Range in northeastern Queensland.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Couper, P. 2010. Orraya occultus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178382A7535469. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178382A7535469.en. Downloaded on 09 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Orraya occultus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Phyllurus caudiannulatus". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.


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