Underwoodisaurus

Taxobox
name = Underwoodisaurus


image_caption = Thick Tailed Gecko, "Underwoodisaurus milii"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Gekkonidae
subfamilia = Diplodactylinae
genus = "Underwoodisaurus"

"Underwoodisaurus" is a small genus of Australian geckos, commonly known as Leaf-Tailed Geckos rarely seen outside their native habitat.

"U. sphyrurus" is limited to a small region on Australia's eastern coast and "U. milii" inhabits the southern part of the continent. "U. sphyrurus" lives in a rather humid region whereas "U. milii" prefers arid and partially rock habitats. Both species is known to bury its soft-shelled eggs in moist substrates.

Classification of genus "Underwoodisaurus"

*Thick-tailed Barking Gecko, "Underwoodisaurus milii"
*Border Thick-tailed Gecko, "Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus"