Amalosia lesueurii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Amalosia
Species:
A. lesueurii
Binomial name
Amalosia lesueurii
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllodactylus lesueurii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836
  • Diplodactylus (Pachyurus) lesueurii
    — Fitzinger, 1843
  • Oedura rhombifer
    Gray, 1845
  • Oedura lesueurii
    — Boulenger, 1885

Amalosia lesueurii, commonly known as Lesueur's gecko or Lesueur's velvet gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, lesueurii, is in honor of French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur.[3]

Description

A. lesueurii is a small gecko (8–10 centimetres or 3–4 inches). It is a mottled grey colour.

Geographic range

A. lesuerii is found near the eastern coastline of New South Wales and Queensland.[1][2]

Behaviour

Although it is perhaps the most common gecko in the Sydney region, A. lesuerii is rarely observed unless it is disturbed. During the day it hides under close-fitting rocks, and comes out at night to hunt insects.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Shea G, Cogger H, Greenlees M (2018). "Amalosia lesueurii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102662512A102662570.en. Accessed on 19 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 Species Amalosia lesueurii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ 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. (Oedura lesueurii, p. 156).
  4. ↑ Griffiths, Ken (1987). Reptiles of the Sydney Region. Three Sisters Publications Pty Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-9590203-3-0.

Further reading

  • Boulenger A (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. ("Œdura lesueurii ", p. 107 + Plate X, figure 2, drawing of underside of toe).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1836). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome troisième [Volume 3]. Paris: Roret. iv + 517 pp. (Phyllodactylus lesueurii, new species, pp. 392–393). (in French).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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