Mount Elliot Leaf-tailed Gecko

Phyllurus amnicola

Etymology: 'Dwelling by a river'.

Snout-vent length: To 103 mm.

Distribution: Only found on Mount Elliot, Bowling Green Bay NP (30 km SE of Townsville, north-eastern Queensland).

Habitat: Found amongst boulders in moist forest extending from the upper slopes of Mt Elliot.

Conservation status: Vulnerable, Nature Conservation Act (Qld).

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