Amalosia jacovae, also known commonly as the clouded gecko or the clouded velvet gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1][2]

Amalosia jacovae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Amalosia
Species:
A. jacovae
Binomial name
Amalosia jacovae
(Couper, Keim & Hoskin, 2007)
Synonyms[2]
  • Oedura jacovae
    Couper, Keim & Hoskin, 2007
  • Amalosia jacovae
    P.M. Oliver et al., 2012

Etymology

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The specific name, jacovae (Latin, feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Australian herpetologist Jeanette Adelaide Covacevich ( j + a + cov + suffix -ae).[3]

Geographic range

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A. jacovae is found in southeastern Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of A. jacovae are forest and shrubland, but it has also been found in houses.[1]

Description

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Medium-sized for its genus, A. jacovae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.2 cm (2.4 in).[2] Dorsally, it has a pale gray vertebral zone, and it has pronounced basal webbing between its third and fourth toes.[4]

Reproduction

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A. jacovae is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hoskin, C.; Venz, M.; Greenlees, M.; Shea, G. (2018). "Amalosia jacovae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102662435A102662480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102662435A102662480.en. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Amalosia jacovae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oedura jacovae, p. 60).
  4. ^ Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Amalosia jacovae, pp. 84–85).

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