Amalosia jacovae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Diplodactylidae |
Genus: | Amalosia |
Species: | A. jacovae
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Binomial name | |
Amalosia jacovae | |
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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]
The specific name, jacovae (Latin, feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Australian herpetologist Jeanette Adelaide Covacevich ( j + a + cov + suffix -ae).[3]
A. jacovae is found in southeastern Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
The preferred natural habitats of A. jacovae are forest and shrubland, but it has also been found in houses.[1]
Medium-sized for its genus, A. jacovae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.2 cm (2.4 in).[2]