Champion's leaf-tailed gecko

Champion's leaf-tailed gecko (Phyllurus championae), also known commonly as the Koumala leaf-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Champion's leaf-tailed gecko
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Carphodactylidae
Genus:	Phyllurus
Species:	P. championae
Binomial name
Phyllurus championae Couper, C. Schneider, Hoskin & Covacevich, 2000

Etymology

The specific name, championae (genitive, feminine), is in honor of Australian zoologist Irene Champion, a Resource Ranger with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.^[2]

Geographic range

P. championae was first found in the Cameron Creek/Black Mountain area near Koumala, Queensland, Australia.^[3][4][5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. championae is forest with rocky areas.^[1]

Description

P. championae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).^[5]

Reproduction

P. championae is oviparous.^[4]