Carphodactylus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Carphodactylidae |
Genus: |
Carphodactylus Günther, 1897 |
Species: | C. laevis |
Binomial name | |
Carphodactylus laevis Günther, 1897 |
Carphodactylus laevis is a species, in a monotypic genus, of Australian gecko, also known as the chameleon gecko.
Dark black streak from snout to eye with a small black streak above the tympanum. Brown above, specked with smaller paler brown spots and black specks concentrated around the vertebral line. Original tail dark brown or black. Four to Five complete whitish crossbands. Verterbral ridge from nape to tail. Limbs long and thin.
Species avg - 13 cm
"North-eastern Qld, from about Tully north to Cooktown."
Carphodactylus: 'twig finger'.
laevis: 'smooth'.
It is kept as a pet.