Article 69CRG ‘Like a little dragon’: new gecko species discovered on rugged Queensland island

‘Like a little dragon’: new gecko species discovered on rugged Queensland island

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Donna Lu Science writer
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The carnivorous Phyllurus fimbriatus is only found in the wettest, rockiest pockets of Scawfell Island

A new species of gecko that looks like a little dragon", with a beaky face and spiny leaf-shaped tail, has been discovered on an uninhabited Queensland island.

The lizard was found on Scawfell Island, a rugged island about 50km offshore from the north Queensland city of Mackay.

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