Granite Leaf-tailed Gecko
Saltaurius wyberba
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Endangered
Listed since: 4/09/2024
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Not Listed
Listed since:
Population trend:
Other names: None
Priority species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derived from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
The Granite Belt Leaf-tailed Gecko is distributed within the Granite Belt of the western Great Dividing Range presumably shelter in cracks and crevices during the day and emerge at night to forage on open rock faces.
Threats
The Granite Belt Leaf-tailed Gecko is threatened by inappropriate fire regimes, land clearing for agriculture and development, weed encroachment, predation by invasive species such as foxes and feral cats, and poaching. These threats may act individually or interact and compound threats.
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
Average life span:
Unknown
Number of young produced each year:
Unknown
Number of breeding events each year:
Unknown
Minimum sexual maturity age:
Unknown
Who is helping
Useful links for more detailed information on this species
DCCEEW - Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
SPRAT - DCCEEW Species Profile and Threats Database