Carphodactylus

Carphodactylus laevis is a species in a monotypic genus of Australian gecko, also known as the chameleon gecko.

For the New Caledonianian genus called chameleon geckos, see Eurydactylodes.

Carphodactylus
Carphodactylus laevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Carphodactylus
Günther, 1897 [1]
Species:
C. laevis
Binomial name
Carphodactylus laevis
Günther, 1897

Description

It has a dark black streak from snout to eye with a small black streak above the tympanum. Brown above, specked with smaller paler brown spots and black specks concentrated around the vertebral line. The original tail is dark brown or black with four to five complete whitish crossbands. Verterbral ridge from nape to tail. Limbs long and thin.[2] It has an average snout-vent length of 13 centimeters.

Distribution

The chameleon gecko lives in the northeastern part of Queensland.[3]

Etymology

Carphodactylus: 'twig finger'.
laevis: 'smooth'.

References
  1. Günther, A. 1897. Descriptions of new species of lizards and of a tree-frog from north-eastern Queensland. Novitates Zoologicae, Zoological Museum, Tring, 4: 403–406.
  2. Codger, H. 2000.Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia 6: 207.
  3. Carphodactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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