Unlike other leaf-tailed geckos, the Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is narrow and cylindrical-shaped with a rostral scale partly divided by a midline groove.
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Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko has no recognized subspecies.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Gulbaru leaf-tailed geckos are notable for their effective camouflage which is aided by the spiny tubercles that cover every body part.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is oviparous and produces young by means of 2 oval-shaped eggs that are hatched after they have been laid by the mother.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko inhabits subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests and seasonal/intermittent/irregular wetlands, such as rivers, streams, and creeks.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Gulbaru leaf-tailed geckos appear to be nocturnal with activity beginning soon after dark.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is terrestrial.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is a carnivorous animal and the bulk of this lizard's diet is primarily comprised of insects.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko was named after the Aboriginal name for the Paluma Range, "Gulbaru".
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Unlike most Phyllurus species, the Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko does not have a very flattened, leaf-shaped tail.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Extensive surveys in the southern Paluma Range of northeast Queensland has identified six subpopulations of Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is the most northerly member of its genus and is endemic to Patterson Gorge in the extreme southern Paluma Range of northeast Queensland, Australia.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is grey with irregular dark blotches, a pair of large, pale and dark splotches on the hips, and eight cream bands on the tail.
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Targeted surveys coupled with detailed morphological and molecular studies have advanced our knowledge of Gulbaru leaf-tailed geckos.
September 2020: Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Gulbaru Leaf-Tailed Gecko
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is a highly distinct species of leaf-tailed gecko in the small genus of Australian leaf-tailed geckos, Phyllurus.
Free-For-All: Silverstone’s Poison Frog
Faisal Kubba depicted the Silverstone’s poison frog as a performer of Kabuki theatre with a tadpole riding on its back. With clean lines and textured brushstrokes, Faisal was able to depict the frog’s granular skin and distinct markings.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
Further research is needed into the distribution, population status, ecology, and threats affecting the Silverstone's poison frog, especially with regards to the impact of illegal trade.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
Silverstone's poison frog tadpoles are grayish-brown with insignificant, keratinized, V-shaped beaks and delicately toothed mouths.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
Teeth are present on the Silverstone's poison frog's maxillary arch.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
There have been no observations or records of Silverstone's poison frog courtship.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
In the past, the Silverstone's poison frog's habitat had been somewhat protected, but conservation of other areas is required, as is enforcement on smuggling activities.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
The Silverstone's poison frog is a target for illegal collection and is consistently smuggled for the international pet trade, via Pucallpa in the Ucayali Region.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
Silverstone's poison frogs are wary and usually quick to hide, and seem to have some preference for edge situations.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
The upper third of the Silverstone's poison frog's iris is pale bronze with some black suffusion, turning black on the lower two-thirds, with possible minute bronze flecking.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
There is little sexual dimorphism in the Silverstone's poison frog, except in size, as females max at 42.8 mm. in snouth-vent length and males max at 38.3 mm.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
Female silverstone's poison frogs lay about 30 eggs terrestrially in a closely packed single layer underneath leaves and leaf-litter.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
Unlike the gray or blackish-colored flesh of most Dedrobates and Phyloobates, the Silverstone's poison frog has pinkish white flesh when freshly skinned.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog Trivia
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Silverstone’s Poison Frog
The male Silverstone's poison frog guards the eggs until they hatch, then carries them on his back to a suitable ephemeral pool where the tadpoles develop until metamorphosis.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
Due to harvesting of the Silverstone's poison frog for the pet trade, the population is thought to be decreasing.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
When he reaches sexual maturity, a male Silverstone's poison frog uses the subgular vocal sac in his throat and vocal slits in the mouth to make mating trills to attract females.
Silverstone’s Poison Frog
There is interpopulational variation in the color pattern of the Silverstone's poison frog, and perhaps also in the ontogenetic development of the pattern.