Border Ranges Leaf-tailed Gecko

Image: Queensland Museum

Saltuarius swaini

(Wells & Wellington 1985)

Etymology: Named for Malcolm Swain of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Snout-vent length:  To 134 mm.

Distribution: Found in the coastal ranges of south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Habitat: Rainforest.

Conservation status: Least concern, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service; Protected, Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW).

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