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The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko has a large, depressed, triangular head that is distinct from the neck and covered in small granules.
Only a small fraction of the Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko's suitable habitat is protected.
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is not currently found in trade but is desirable and might well be targeted by collectors.
The rainforest-dependent Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is threatened by unmanaged burning and grazing that is severely fragmenting and destroying the remaining forest.
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is thought to have similar reproduction as the broad-tailed gecko, mating until autumn and females storing sperm through winter.
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is endangered due to a low extent of occurrence, a severely fragmented distribution, and a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat as a...
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.
Gulbaru leaf-tailed geckos are notable for their effective camouflage which is aided by the spiny tubercles that cover every body part.
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.
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 geckos appear to be nocturnal with activity beginning soon after dark.
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is a carnivorous animal and the bulk of this lizard's diet is primarily comprised of insects.
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko was named after the Aboriginal name for the Paluma Range, "Gulbaru".
Unlike most Phyllurus species, the Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko does not have a very flattened, leaf-shaped tail.
Extensive surveys in the southern Paluma Range of northeast Queensland has identified six subpopulations of 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.
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.
Targeted surveys coupled with detailed morphological and molecular studies have advanced our knowledge of Gulbaru leaf-tailed geckos.
The Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko is a highly distinct species of leaf-tailed gecko in the small genus of Australian leaf-tailed geckos, Phyllurus.
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 tadpoles are grayish-brown with insignificant, keratinized, V-shaped beaks and delicately toothed mouths.
There have been no observations or records of Silverstone's poison frog courtship.
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.
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 frogs are wary and usually quick to hide, and seem to have some preference for edge situations.
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.
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.
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