Orraya

Orraya
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Carphodactylidae
Genus:	Orraya Couper, Covacevich, C. Schneider & C. Hoskin, 2000
Species:	O. occultus
Binomial name
Orraya occultus (Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993)
Synonyms [2]
Saltuarius occultus Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993 Orraya occultus — Couper, Covacevich, C. Schneider & C. Hoskin, 2000

Orraya is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus contains the sole species Orraya occultus, also known commonly as the McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko or the long-necked northern leaf-tailed gecko. The species is endemic to Australia. ^[2]

Geographic range

O. occultus is restricted to higher elevations in the McIlwraith Range in northeastern Queensland. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. occultus is forest, at altitudes of 500–825 m (1,640–2,707 ft). ^[1]

Description

O. occultus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 11 cm (4.3 in). It is moderately spinose, and has a very long, thin neck. ^[2]

Reproduction

O. occultus is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Hoskin, C.; Couper, P.; Amey, A. (2018). "Orraya occultus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T178382A83325202. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178382A83325202.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Species Orraya occultus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. "Orraya occultus". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN   978-0643100350.
• Couper PJ, Covacevich JA, Moritz C (1993). "A review of the leaf-tailed geckos endemic to eastern Australia: a new genus, four new species, and other new data". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum34 (1): 95–124. (Saltuarius occultus, new species).
• Couper PJ, Schneider CJ, Hoskin CJ, Covacevich JA (2000). "Australian leaf-toed geckos: phylogeny, a new genus, two new species and other new data". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum45 (2): 253–265. ("OrrayaCouper, Covacevich, Schneider & Hoskin", new genus; Orraya occultus, new combination).
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN   978-1921517280.