Amalosia lesueurii, commonly known as a sigma or Lesueur's velvet gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Amalosia |
| Species: | A. lesueurii
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| Amalosia lesueurii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, lesueurii, is in honor of French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur.[3]
Description
editA. lesueurii is a small gecko (8–10 centimetres or 3–4 inches).[citation needed] It is a mottled grey colour.
Geographic range
editA. lesuerii is found near the eastern coastline of New South Wales and Queensland.[1][2]
Behaviour
editAlthough it is perhaps the most common gecko in the Sydney region, A. lesuerii is rarely observed unless it is disturbed. During the day it hides under close-fitting rocks, and comes out at night to hunt insects.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Shea G, Cogger H, Greenlees M (2018). "Amalosia lesueurii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102662512A102662570.en. Accessed on 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b Species Amalosia lesueurii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oedura lesueurii, p. 156).
- ^ Griffiths, Ken (1987). Reptiles of the Sydney Region. Three Sisters Publications Pty Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-9590203-3-0.
Further reading
edit- Boulenger A (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. ("Œdura lesueurii ", p. 107 + Plate X, figure 2, drawing of underside of toe).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1836). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome troisième [Volume 3]. Paris: Roret. iv + 517 pp. (Phyllodactylus lesueurii, new species, pp. 392–393). (in French).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.