Phyllurus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Carphodactylidae
Genus: Phyllurus
Species (9): P. amnicola – P. caudiannulatus – P. championae – P. gulbaru – P. isis – P. kabikabi – P. nepthys – P. ossa – P. platurus
Name

Phyllurus Oken, 1817

Synonyms

?Underwoodisaurus Wermuth, 1965

References

Couper, P.J.; Covacevich, J.A.; Moritz, C. 1993: A review of the leaf-tailed geckos endemic to eastern Australia: a new genus, four new species, and other new data. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 34 (1): 95–124.
Couper, P.J.; Hamley, B.; Hoskin, C.J. 2008: A new species of Phyllurus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from the Kilkivan district of south-eastern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 52 (2): 139–147. PDF
Couper, P.J.; Schneider, C.J.; Hoskin, C.J.; Covacevich, J.A. 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. PDF
Han, D.; Zhou, K.; Bauer, A.M. 2004: Phylogenetic relationships among gekkotan lizards inferred from C-mos nuclear DNA sequences and a new classification of the Gekkota. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 83 (3): 353–368. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00393.x
Hoskin, C.J.; Couper, P.J.; Schneider, C.J. 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. DOI: 10.1071/ZO02072 PDF
Russell, A.P. 1980: Underwoodisaurus Wermuth 1965, a junior synonym of Phyllurus Schinz 1822. Journal of herpetology, 14 (4): 415–416. PDF

Links

Australian Faunal Directory
ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus

Phyllurus is a small genus of Australian leaf-tailed geckos. Rarely seen outside their native habitat, they are notable for their highly effective camouflage which is in part aided by the spiny tubercles that cover every body part.

Most member species, except for P. caudiannulatus, P. gulbaru and P. kabikabi, have very flattened, leaf-shaped tails. Some of these species have recently been reassigned to the genus Saltuarius. The Phyllurus geckos resemble the Uroplatus geckos of Madagascar. This is an example of convergent evolution because they are not closely related.
Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[3]

Phyllurus amnicola Couper et al., 2000 – Mount Elliot leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus caudiannulatus Covacevich, 1975 – Bulburin leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus championae Couper et al., 2000– Champion's leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus gulbaru Hoskin, Couper & Schneider, 2003 – Gulbaru leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus isis Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993 – Mount Blackwood leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus kabikabi Couper, Hamley & Hoskin, 2008 – Oakview leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus nepthys Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993 – Eungella leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus ossa Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993 – Mackay Coast leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus pinnaclensis Hoskin, Bertola, & Higgie, 2019 – Pinnacles leaf-tailed gecko
Phyllurus platurus (Shaw, 1790) – broad-tailed gecko

The northern leaf-tailed gecko (previously Phyllurus cornutus Ogilby, 1892), is now placed in the genus Saltuarius.

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllurus.
References

Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Gekkota/Carphodactylidae.
Russell AP. 1980. Underwoodisaurus Wermuth, a junior synonym of Phyllurus Schinz 1822. Journal of Herpetology 14 (4): 415-416.

The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.