Phyllurus isis

Phyllurus isis, also known commonly as the Mount Blackwood leaf-tailed gecko and the Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Mount Blackwood and Mount Jukes in mideastern Queensland, Australia.^[3]

Phyllurus isis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Carphodactylidae
Genus:	Phyllurus
Species:	P. isis
Binomial name
Phyllurus isis Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993

Etymology

The specific name, isis, refers to the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. isis is forest.^[1]

Description

P. isis, which may attain a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 76 mm (3.0 in), is the smallest and least spiny species of Phyllurus.^[5]

Reproduction

P. isis is oviparous.^[2]

References

1. Couper P, Macdonald SM (2018). "Phyllurus isis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102664547A102664550.en. Accessed on 17 May 2024.
2. "Phyllurus isis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
3. "Phyllurus isis ". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phyllurus isis, p. 131).
5. Couper, Covacevich & Moritz (1993).

Further reading

• Cogger H (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Phyllurus isis, p. 274).
• 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 Museum 34 (1): 95–124. (Phyllurus isis, new species, pp. 113–115).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.