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title: "Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko"
description: "Saltuarius swaini — Répteis. Saltuarius swaini, also known as the southern leaf-tailed gecko or Border Ranges leaf-tailed gecko, is endemic to Australia where it is found in coastal mountain ranges of southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-leaf-tailed-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko

> Saltuarius swaini — Répteis. Saltuarius swaini, also known as the southern leaf-tailed gecko or Border Ranges leaf-tailed gecko, is endemic to Australia where it is found in coastal mountain ranges of southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

- Scientific name: *Saltuarius swaini*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 775
- Wikidata: [Q3024478](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3024478)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33838](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33838)

## Names

- en: Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko

## Countries with the most observations

AU (712)

## Summary

Saltuarius swaini, also known as the southern leaf-tailed gecko or Border Ranges leaf-tailed gecko, is endemic to Australia where it is found in coastal mountain ranges of southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales.
It inhabits rainforests and lives inside large tree root systems and hollows of strangler figs. Its scientific name is after Malcolm Swain of the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltuarius_swaini

## Photo

![Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-leaf-tailed-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: krystilize · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287525759

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-leaf-tailed-gecko?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).