Search AROD:
AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Gekkonidae / Orraya

McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko
Orraya - Couper, Schneider, Hoskin & Covacevich, 2000

Pronunciation: orr-RAY-ah
Etymology: from the local Morrobalama language word for 'older brother', referring to the fact that this genus is a genetically highly divergent basal lineage to the other leaf-tailed gecko genera.

Taxonomic notes:

Notes:
Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko (Orraya occultus) at 10.8 cm
 Longest Australian species: McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko (Orraya occultus) at 10.8 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko (Orraya occultus)
McIlwraith Range, Queensland
Photo © Eric Vanderduys
McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko (Orraya occultus) distribution range map Orraya occultus
McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko
Year described
(Couper, Covacevich & Moritz 1993)
Description

Home
AROD | Reptile Info | About | Contact | In the wild | Reviews