Amalosia obscura, also known commonly as the slim velvet gecko is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Amalosia |
| Species: | A. obscura
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| Binomial name | |
| Amalosia obscura (King, 1985)
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Geographic range edit
A. obscura is native to the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of A. obscura is rocky areas.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Hoskin C (2018). "Amalosia obscura". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102662621A102662633.en. Accessed on 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Amalosia obscura". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- King M (1985). "Three new species of Oedura (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Mitchell Plateau of North Western Australia". Amphibia-Reptilia 5 (3–4): 329–337. (Oedura obscura, new species).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.