Saltuarius wyberba

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Saltuarius wyberba
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Saltuarius
Species:
S. wyberba
Binomial name
Saltuarius wyberba
Couper, Schneider & Covacevich, 1997

Saltuarius wyberba, also known as the granite leaf-tailed gecko, is a gecko found in Australia. [1] It is endemic to southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales. [2]

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References

  1. "Saltuarius wyberba". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. "Saltuarius wyberba". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.