| Scawfell Island leaf-tailed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllurus |
| Species: | P. fimbriatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllurus fimbriatus Hoskin 2023
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Phyllurus fimbriatus, the Scawfell Island leaf-tailed gecko, is a large species of gecko endemic to mid-east Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
Initially discovered during a survey of Scawfell Island from the 16th - 19th of November 2021, this species was officially documented by Dr Conrad Hoskin in early 2023.[2]
- ^ Hoskin, Conrad (20 February 2023). "A new species of Phyllurus leaf-tailed gecko (Lacertilia: Carphodactylidae) from Scawfell Island, mid-east Queensland, Australia". Zootaxa. 5244 (3): 233–243. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5244.3.2. S2CID 257047681.
- ^ a b "Spectacular new species discovered on remote Queensland island". www.jcu.edu.au. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-11.