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A spectacular new leaf-tailed gecko (Carphodactylidae: Saltuarius) from the Melville Range, north-east Australia

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Hoskin, Conrad J., Couper, Patrick (2013): A spectacular new leaf-tailed gecko (Carphodactylidae: Saltuarius) from the Melville Range, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3717 (4): 543-558, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.6

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