Saltuarius moritzi Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Wilmer, 2008 – endangered species listing

The NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (the Act), has made a final determination to list Moritz’s leaf-tailed gecko Saltuarius moritzi Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Wilmer, 2008 as an endangered species in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Act.

Publication date: 5 December 2025

View the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee’s reasons for final determination – Saltuarius moritzi Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Wilmer, 2008 (PDF 318KB).

Leaf-tailed gecko with long spindly limbs and rough textured skin camouflaged in bush when lying flat against tree trunk
Moritz’s leaf-tailed gecko Saltuarius moritzi Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Wilmer, 2008

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