Champion's leaf-tailed gecko (''Phyllurus championae''), also known commonly as the Koumala leaf-tailed gecko, is a

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, a lizard in the

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. The species is

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Etymology

The

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, ''championae'' (genitive, feminine), is in honor of Australian zoologist Irene Champion, a Resource Ranger with the

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Geographic range

''P. championae'' was first found in the Cameron Creek/Black Mountain area near

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, Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural

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of ''P. championae'' is

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with rocky areas.

Description

''P. championae'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Reproduction

''P. championae'' is

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References

* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (''Phyllurus championae'', p. 273). * Couper PJ, Schneider CJ, Hoskin CJ, Covacevich JA (2000). "Australian leaf-tailed geckos: phylogeny, a new genus, two new species and other new data". ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum'' 45 (2): 253–265. (''Phyllurus championae'', new species, pp. 258–262, Figures 6, 7A, 7B). *Hoskin CJ, Couper PJ, Schneider CJ (2003). "A New Species of ''Phyllurus'' (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) and a Revised Phylogeny and Key for the Australian Leaf-tailed Geckos". ''Australian Journal of Zoology'' 51 (2): 153–164. *

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