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CSIRO PUBLISHING - Australian Journal of Zoology (318 words) |
 | Each of the 14 genera now referred to the subfamily Diplodactylinae (Naultinus, Hoplodactylus, Heteropholis, Bavayia, Rhacodactylus, Eurydactylodes, Pseudothecadactylus, Carphodactylus, Phyllurus, Nephrurus, Oedura, Diplodactylus, Rhynchoedura, and Crenadactylus) is characterized on the basis of its internal and external morphology. |
| The Diplodactylinae are divided into two tribes primarily on the basis of differences in the arrangement and number of preanal pores and the size and shape of the nasal process of the premaxilla. |
| Carphodactylus may be close to the ancestral stock of the subfamily. |
| Daintree Rainforest Animals: Nocturnal Animals, Lizards, Possums, Boyd's Forest Dragon in the Daintree National Park (401 words) |
| It has an elongated fourth 'finger' on each of its front feet for the purpose of extracting its preferred food supply. |
| Distinctive lizards inhabiting Cooper Creek Wilderness include the Boyd's Forest Dragon (Gonocephalus boydii), Eastern Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii), Chameleon Gecko (Carphodactylus laevis) and the Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko (Phyllurus cornutus). |
| Australia's longest snake; the Amethyst Python (Liasis amethystinus) has reached 8.5 metres and dominates the nocturnal landscape of the Daintree. |
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